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Indigenous Peoples in Latin America

Population and development
22 September 2014|Infographic

By the year 2010, an estimated 45 million indigenous people lived in Latin America, accounting for 8.3 % of the region’s population. The United Nations has championed the promotion of their rights through the use of different resources and special regulations for this purpose.

Indigenous Peoples infography
Indigenous Peoples infography

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