From @unitednations: Throwback to August 2017 when Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, a Cree Chief from #Canada, opened an #IndigenousDay event at #UnitedNations Headquarters in #NYC.
Indigenous peoples are the keepers of unique traditions and knowledge. There are more than 476 million indigenous people living in 90 countries, representing 5,000 different cultures & speaking the majority of the world's 7,000 languages.
Yet, they continue to face overwhelming marginalization, discrimination and exclusion.
Tuesday's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is an opportunity to celebrate the incredible diversity of the world's indigenous cultures & stand up for their rights to be protected everywhere.
📷: UN Photo/Kim Haughton
