International Day Of The World’s Indigenous Peoples 2018
Along with the rest of the international community, Livingstone Foundation Hr. Sec. School observed the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2018 at the Junior High Campus on 9th August 2018. The day was observed in the form of an indigenous and ethnic wear show competition and miniature traditional and ethnic houses being made by the four houses.
The programme began at around 10:45 AM with a short prayer by Mr. Vernon Fernandez, Asst. Coordinator, who was also the MC of the programme. Soon after the Ethnic Wear Show began with students belonging to the four houses from Grades-I to VIII took part in a ramp walk displaying colourful attires of different Naga Tribes, Indian Communities and also the dresses of some prominent Indigenous people from all over the world like the Red Indians, Japanese and Chinese people. The judges of the competition were Mrs. Ani Yepthomi, Director Junior High and Miss Abigail Thapa, In-Charge of Event Management. The four houses made miniature ethnic and traditional houses on the occasion and displayed them at the venue. The various houses made were an Igloo, a Wigwam, an African Hut and a Naga Traditional House.
At the end of the competition, Matthew (Blue) House and Luke (Green) House were declared as Champion and First Runner Up Houses and were felicitated with Prizes by the Director Junior High.
The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on 9th August each year to promote and protect the rights of the world’s indigenous population. This event also recognizes the achievements and contributions that indigenous people make to improve world issues such as environmental protection. It was first pronounced by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 1994, marking the day of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, in 1982.
