World Indigenous Day Celebrated in Russia |
Written by Philip Burgess |
Friday, 10 August 2007 01:00 |
Celebrations of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples was held across the Russian Arctic, in Nadym, Krasnoyarsk, Murmansk, Lovozero, yesterday according to Rosbalt North and presentations were made by the Governor of Krasnoyarsk region, Vladimir Hloponin, and Duma Speaker Sergei Haruchi YNAO who is also President of RAIPON. According to Boris Gryzlov, the State Duma speaker, the rights of indigenous peoples in Russia will always be protected, as reported by RAIPON.
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