united-nations:

The Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is now taking place at United Nations Headquarters in NYC.

Grand Chief Wilton Littlechild, a Cree Chief from Canada, is among more than 1000 indigenous representatives from around the world who are discussing ways to protect their collective rights to lands, territories and resources. This is crucial to tackle global challenges such as climate change and loss of biodiversity.

Globally, there are around 370M indigenous peoples who face challenges to their right to self-determination, traditional lands, education and more.

📷: UNDESA