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Treaties with Indigenous Peoples in Focus on International Day

9 August 2013

This year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (9 August) aims to highlight the importance of honouring agreements between States, their citizens and indigenous peoples, emphasizing the principles of friendship, cooperation and peace.
Howard Thompson, Mohawk Nation, reads ""The Words That Come Before All Else"", a traditional Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) oration.

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