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Bringing together participants from some 500 indigenous groups worldwide, the Forum is focusing on the theme ""Indigenous Children and Youth"". Women in indigenous costume participate in today's session.

A view of indigenous children from the Embera people, displaced by armed conflict. There are over two million internally displaced persons in Colombia and while forced displacement is always a very difficult experience, it is doubly catastrophic for indigenous communities. Indigenous culture is closely linked to the land and displacement often leads to the total collapse of traditional authority and cultural patterns.

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Headline Combined Effort Aids Indigenous Population in Bolivia

Caption Description The eagerness of children to learn is ample compensation for the priority being given to education by teachers attached to the Pillapi project. Here at Huma Marca, students using makeshift equipment as desks, carry out their written homework assignments.

Unique Identifier UN7771952

NICA ID 75200

Production Date 06/01/1955 11:23:56 AM

City/Location Huma Marca

Country Bolivia

Credit UN Photo/Albert Fox

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