International Day of the World's Indigenous People

Each year August 9th is dedicated to celebration of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, an event proclaimed by the United Nations.

Links to Some Relevant sites

United Nations

• International Day of the World's Indigenous People
• Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
• Global Issues on the UN Agenda - Indigenous people
• Task Force on Indigenous Women(IANWGE)
• Indigenous peoples (UN Cyberschoolbus)
• Indigenous children in Australia (UN Works)

Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

• Indigenous Peoples
• Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Populations
• Voluntary Fund for the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People
• Working Group on Indigenous Populations

Message from Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People: 9 August 2009

A Voice for Indigenous Peoples

The United Nation's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was commemorated on Wednesday 9 August 2006. Video: Esras Films and the European Commission