United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues opens its 25th session

📅 20 April 2026

Indigenous representatives met at the UN to address rights, lands and development. Their participation broadens decolonial history beyond state independence, foregrounding peoples whose sovereignty...

Indigenous Peoples Forum concludes its 25th session

📅 1 Mei 2026

The annual forum ended after discussions on Indigenous rights and the implementation of UN commitments. Its work highlights a continuing tension: postcolonial states can oppose external domination...