*Ø* Blogmanac August 9 | International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

In 1994, the General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World's Indigenous People shall be observed on 9 August every year during the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People.

Indigenous people are called ‘first peoples’, tribal peoples, aboriginals and autochthons. They have a historical continuity with pre-invasion and pre-colonial societies that developed on their territories. They consider themselves distinct from other sectors of society now prevailing in those territories. There are at least 5,000 indigenous groups made up of 300 million people, that live in more than 70 countries on five continents.

The majority of indigenous people, more than 150 million, live in Asia.

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