Nican Tlacah Ilhuitl
Indigenous Peoples Day
Chicuey Acatl Xihuitl
Año Ocho Caña
Monday March 12th, 2007
Year Eight Reed
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.A.
Today at 9:30 AM, the Mayor of the City of Phoenix Mr. Phil Gordon will present the proclamation of Nican Tlacah Ilhuitl – Indigenous Peoples Day at the Nahuacalli, Embassy of the Indigenous Peoples located at 802 N. 7th Street in downtown Phoenix.
Now in its fifth year, the proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day is an internationally recognized event still growing in stature, having received special recognition by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, whose representative Mr. Wilton Littechild was in Phoenix last week to attend the Indigenous Peoples Consultation at the Arizona State Capitol.
Today at 9:30 AM, the Mayor of the City of Phoenix Mr. Phil Gordon will present the proclamation of Nican Tlacah Ilhuitl – Indigenous Peoples Day at the Nahuacalli, Embassy of the Indigenous Peoples located at 802 N. 7th Street in downtown Phoenix.
Now in its fifth year, the proclamation of Indigenous Peoples Day is an internationally recognized event still growing in stature, having received special recognition by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, whose representative Mr. Wilton Littechild was in Phoenix last week to attend the Indigenous Peoples Consultation at the Arizona State Capitol.
The Indigenous Peoples Consultation provided a forum for the UN representative to dialogue with the Arizona-Sonora tribal nations leadership regarding the global agenda of the Indigenous Peoples within the context of international law. Subjects of priority discussed were the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Self-determination and Decolonization, Sacred Sites, global warming, border crossing issues, rights of the Indigenous Peoples as migratory workers, and the Doctrine of Discovery.
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