The day recognizes the first meeting of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations in Geneva in 1982.
It has been celebrated every year since 1994, in accordance with the declaration by the United Nations
The role of indigenous women in the preservation and transmission of traditional knowledge
Theme 2022
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population.
The Garo are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group from the Indian subcontinent, living mostly in the Indian states of Meghalaya, Assam,
Tripura, and Nagaland, and in neighboring areas of Bangladesh, including Madhupur, Mymensingh, Netrokona, Jamalpur, Sherpur and Sylhet, Rangamati.