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August 8, 2019 By NICOA Leave a Comment

International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People be observed on August 9 every year.

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May 27, 2019 By NICOA Leave a Comment

2019: International Year of Indigenous Languages

There are between 6,000-7,000 oral languages spoken worldwide. According to United Nations, approximately 600 of them have disappeared in the last century.

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