New Delhi: When we celebrate a particular day, there are many reasons behind it. One of the reasons is to increase their importance and bring awareness to them in society. August 9 is celebrated all over the world as ‘World Indigenous Day. So today on this special occasion of ‘World Indigenous Day’, we give you information related to World Tribal Day. So let’s know why World Tribal Day is celebrated and what is the history behind it…..
The objective of celebrating World Indigenous Day
Let us tell you that there is a special purpose for celebrating this day. This day is celebrated for the basically tribal people living all over the world. The purpose of celebrating this day is to preserve the rights of the tribals. In which water, forest, land are included. International Day of Indigenous Peoples is celebrated to promote these three things as well as to give their social, economic, and judicial security.
When did it start
World Indigenous Day was first declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1994. Since then this day has been started to be celebrated on 9th August. Even today, this ‘World Indigenous Day is celebrated with great pomp all over the world. The purpose behind this is to respect the rights and culture, diversity of all the tribals of the world.
History of World Indigenous Day
World Indigenous Day was first declared by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1994. This day is celebrated every year during the International Decade for Aboriginal Peoples. Its first decade was 1995-2004. Similarly, in 2004, the Assembly had set a theme to celebrate this day. That theme was “A Decade for Action and Dignity”. To celebrate this day especially, people from the tribal population of different countries come together.
