World Indigenous Day celebrated
2009-08-10 07:42:49 GMT2009-08-10 15:42:49 (Beijing Time)
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A Surinamese shaman pours herbal water to bless a boy during the Tamusji ceremony performed at sunrise on Independence Square in Paramaribo, to celebrate the U.N.'s International Day of the World's Indigenous People, August 9, 2009. Representatives of indigenous people from French Guiana and the U.S. state of South Dakota participated.(Reuters Photo)
Girls of an indigenous group take part in World Indigenous Day celebrations in Dhaka August 8, 2009. About 45 ethnic groups took part in World Indigenous Day celebrations in Bangladesh.(Reuters Photo)
An indigenous man of Malaysia's Mahmeri tribe wearing his traditional mask waits for his performance backstage during the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, in Shah Alam outside Kuala Lumpur August 9, 2009.(Reuters Photo)
Nepal Constituent Assembly member Dan Kumari Sunuwar, from the Sunuwar ethnic community, observes a rally to mark World Indigenous Day in Kathmandu August 9, 2009.(Reuters Photo)
People from the Tamang community perform a traditional dance while participating in a rally to mark World Indigenous Day in Kathmandu August 9, 2009.(Reuters Photo)
People of ethnic groups celebrate the U.N.'s International Day of the World's Indigenous People, August 9, 2009.
