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| Delegates of the United Confederation of Taino People on the first day of the 2012 session. From left to right: Damon G. Corrie, Vanessa Inarunikia Pastrana, Taino AnaYuisa Pellicier, and Roberto Mukaro Borrero. |
United
Nations, NY (UCTP Taíno News) – The 11th session of the United Nations
Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opened on Monday at United Nations
Headquarters in New York. Almost two-thousand representatives of
Indigenous Peoples, non-governmental organizations, and academia have
per-registered to attend the two-week session. The special theme for the
year is the “The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on
indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests.”
