NFIN organizes various programs to mark Int'l Day of Indigenous People
National Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NFIN) on Thursday organized various programs including sports tourneys and food festivals as part of the seven-day celebrations to mark the International Day of Indigenous Nationalities.
The Day is observed all over the world on August 9.
In an interaction organized in the capital yesterday, indigenous rights activists also emphasized the need to adopt the UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous people in the soon to be drafted new constitution. They said this is also necessary to ascertain the rights for their culture, language, natural resources and right to decide, the Kathmandu Post reports. 
Presenting a paper at the interaction, Dr Krishna Bhattachan, a noted sociologist and Indigenous rights activists, also urged Constituent Assembly lawmakers affiliated to indigenous groups to play a pro-active role in drafting the constitution by enlisting the rights guaranteed by the UN Declaration.
As part of the seven-day program, NFIN is organizing a cultural show at Tudhikhel today which will be attended by CPN (Maoist) leader Ram Bahadur Thapa, Nepali Congress general secretary and lawmaker Kul Bahadur Gurung and UML leader Ashok Rai. nepalnews.com ag Aug 08 08
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