Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai accompanied by a team comprising National Toshaos Council (NTC), and, Indigenous Peoples Commission (IPC) chairpersons Yvonne Pearson and Doreen Jacobis has pledged Guyana’s solidarity with indigenous peoples in other countries, in continuing the struggle for recognition, rights to land and resources and, right to redress. Sukhai made the commitment at a United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples Issues (UNFPII) meeting held in New York.
![Amerindian Affairs Minister Pauline Sukhai at the 11th Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, New York. Behind her is National Toshaos Council Chairperson Yvonne Pearson; (at her left) is Indigenous Peoples Commission Chairperson Doreen Jacobis](https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Amerindian-Affairs-Minister-Pauline-Sukhai-at-the-11th-Session-300x209.jpg)
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