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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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Batwa Men Hunting with Bow and Arrow

05/15/2006 10:27:41

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Headline Musigati Hunter with Bow and Arrow in Burundi

Caption Description Mutwa, with his bow and arrow, from Musigati in the Burundian province of Bubanza. Hunting is the main source of survival of the Batwa people.

Unique Identifier UN7747287

NICA ID 122707

Production Date 05/15/2006 11:41:43 AM

Country Burundi

Credit UN Photo/Mario Rizzolio

File size 2.95 MB