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Roma from around the world will celebrate their history and identity in an international event called The River Ceremony on April 8, the day known as Gypsy People Worldwide Day since its conception in 1971. In commemoration of the Roma exodus from the Punjab region of India 1,000 years ago, Roma will gather at the banks of major rivers across the world -- including the Volga, the Danube, the Seine, the Arno, the Jordan, the Rio de la Plata, and the Ganges, among others.

Uru Eu Wau Wau, Paumari, Catawixi, Juma, Apurin~a, Rimarim~a, Deni, Tenharim,Parintintin, Diahoy. These are the names of just a few indigenous peoples living in Brazil, a country with the indigenous population at some 550,438, comprising 225 tribes, and speaking about 180 different languages.

Following the arrival of international monitors in Khartoum last weekend, representatives of Sudan’s NIF regime and SPLM movement signed a year-long agreement designed to protect Sudanese civilians from all types of military operations. The agreement was arranged by U.S.

University Tenaga Nasional (Uniten) is the first private university in the country to offer higher education to the Orang Asli children, an indigenous group of Malaysia. Uniten Chairman Datuk Dr.

EU official Illing Sigurd called upon the Ugandan government to provide Karimojong populations with security in efforts to encourage development in the community.

On March 7, 2002 members of Ainu community have lost the lawsuit against the governor of Hokkaido, who was appointed as a management authority paying back Ainu assets. The Ainu have disagreed with how Hokkaido government managed their assets, which included educational funds, earnings from government fishing projects and income from the use of Ainu farmland. The judge ruled in favor of the governor, Tatsuya Hori, despite the fact that he did not specify who would receive the money and how much.

During an official ceremony, President Ricardo Lagos of Chile witnessed fierce shouting and demonstrations from a member of the Pehuenche tribe.

Attorney Glyn Williams will be representing San communities from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in Botswana’s High Court on March 13.