The event was organized to raise awareness against the discrimination faced by indigenous people in Nepal and to pressurize the implementation of ILO 139.
Along with many indigenous individuals, chairperson of the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Carlos Mamami was the Chief Guest at the event.
‘The Unknown Blessing’ directed by Tsering Rhitar Sherpa, is a documentary about a Nepali delegation’s visit to Bolivia to learn about the constitutional changes that have been made there.
About two decades ago Bolivia faced the same problems as Nepal, with a diverse cultural population and a constitution to draft. This documentary presents how Nepali politicians can learn about preserving indigenous rights from Bolivia.
The second documentary, ‘Sweat Drenched Land’ directed by Arun Pradhan, is about the people who had been living in Dharan’s Upper hills who have been evicted so as to preserve the watershed present there. Though compensation was said to be provided to these people; only a marginal number of them have received it.
A small presentation of the state and workings of the National Indigenous Women’s Federation, the umbrella organization of Indigenous Nationalities specific women’s organization was also organized at the gathering.
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