Indigenous art

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The Forum was established on 28 July 2000 by the Economic and Social Council, on the recommendation of the Commission on Human Rights. The distribution of governmental seats is based on the five United Nations regional groups, with three additional seats rotating among the regions. This term, the three regional groups of Latin America and the Caribbean, Western Europe and Asia each have two seats. Indigenous people have nominated their candidates on the basis of 7 geo-cultural regions that they have devised to more accurately reflect cultural regions, with one rotating seat.

The 16 designated members of the Forum are:
Colombia
Mr Antonio Jacanamijoy
Mr Antonio Jacanamijoy
Togo
Dr Ayitegan Kouevi
Dr Ayitegan Kouevi
Canada
Mr Wilton Littlechild
Mr Wilton Littlechild
Norway
Mr Ole Henrik Magga
Mr Ole Henrik Magga
Russia
Ms Zinaida Strogalschikova
Ms Zinaida Strogalschikova
Nepal
Mr Parshuram Tamang
Mr Parshuram Tamang
USA
Ms Mililani Trask
Ms Mililani Trask
Peru
Mr Fortunato Turpo Choquehuanca
Mr Fortunato Turpo Choquehuanca
Russian Federation
Mr Yuri A. Boychenko
Mr Yuri A. Boychenko
D.R. of Congo
Ms Njuma Ekundanayo
Ms Njuma Ekundanayo
Japan
Mr Yuji Iwasawa
Mr Yuji Iwasawa
Canada
Mr Wayne Lord
Mr Wayne Lord
Guatemala
Ms Otilia Lux de Coti
Ms Otilia Lux de Coti
Mexico
Mr Marcos Matias Alonso
Mr Marcos Matias Alonso
Denmark
Ms Ida Nicolaisen
Ms Ida Nicolaisen
China
Mrs. QIN Xiaomei
Mrs QIN Xiaomei
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