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May 21, 2013

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues Begins at U.N. 
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The United Nations has opened its annual two-week gathering on the
plight of indigenous people worldwide. The chair of the 12th Permanent
Forum on Indigenous Issues, Paul Sena of Kenya, helped kick off the
proceedings.

Paul Kanyinke Sena: "What we are doing here is not actually fighting our
governments, because in Africa, for example, there is always the
misconception that we are here to complain, complain, complain. No, we
didn't come to complain, but we are trying to look for solutions that
can also — supportive in those governments in trying to address
issues of concern to indigenous peoples."

 

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