Todadaho Sid Hill (at centre podium), Chief of the Onondaga Nation, delivers the ceremonial welcome at the opening of the UN Permanent Forum.
Photo: UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz
Australian aboriginal performer, Cameraon McCarthy, stands with his didgeridoo, a traditional musical instrument, at the opening UN Permanent Forum.
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Mayan elders Virginia Ajxup (left) and Juan Sapil (centre) deliver ceremonial prayers at the opening of the UN Permanent.
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Edward John, Grand Chief of Canada's Tl'azt'en Nation and Chair of the eleventh session, speaks at the opening reception for the exhibit, "Indigenous Peoples and Food Sovereignty".
Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten
Roberto Múcaro Borrero, a representative of the indigenous Taíno people, speaks at the opening reception for the exhibit, "Indigenous Peoples and Food Sovereignty".
Photo: UN Photo/Mark Garten
Participant takes photos with a mobile phone during the opening of the UN Permanent Forum.
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A guest snaps a photo at the opening of the exhibit, "Indigenous Peoples and Food Sovereignty", at UN Headquarters.
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Agnes Leina, Executive Director of Il'laramak Community Concerns (Kenya), speaks on the issue of violence against indigenous women and girls, during a press.
Photo: UN Photo/Evan Schneider
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with Roberto Múcaro Borrero, Chairperson of the NGO Committee on the International Decade of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, delivering a traditional welcome.
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses participants at the 2012 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. To his left is Grand Chief Edward John, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
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Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), speaks to participant's at the 2012 International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples observed at UN Headquarters.
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On the screen are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Grand Chief Edward John, Chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
Photo: UN Photo/Devra Berkowitz
