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Colombian indigenous children in jungle settlements in Panama

United States¡¯ backing for indigenous rights treaty hailed at UN

The announcement by President Barack Obama that the United States supports the landmark United Nations treaty outlining the rights of the world¡¯s estimated 370 million indigenous peoples was hailed today at the world body.?The US was one of only four countries ¨C along with Canada, Australia and New Zealand ¨C that voted against the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples when it was adopted by the General Assembly…

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