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Listen to the voices of indigenous peoples

Still, the children are here

Still, the children are here
The plight of the Garos people in north-east India and related threats to ancient knowledge important to the preservation of the world's rice varieties are explored in this feature-length documentary film supported by IFAD and produced by acclaimed Indian filmmaker Mira Nair.
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Indigenous peoples: Exploring the issues
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues is an advisory body to the UN’s Economic and Social Council with a mandate to provide expert advice and recommendations on issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights.

video Watch video interviews with:
Elissavet Stamatopoulou, Chief
Victoria Tauli Corpuz, Chairperson
Ida Nicolaisen, Member


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Mishqui-Yacu, Sweet Water Mishqui-Yacu, sweet water
This book is about the struggle for and peace brought by water to the Cañari indigenous population in Ecuador. It is a simple and open account of the difficulties that the Upper Basin of the Cañar River Rural Development Project went through.
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