UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: 11th Session

The 11th session of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII), which will convene in New York from 7-18 May 2012, will consider the special theme of "The Doctrine of Discovery: its enduring impact on indigenous peoples and the right to redress for past conquests (articles 28 and 37 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples)". [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/un-permanent-forum-on-indigenous-issues-11th-session/ ]