# UNV458 - 2009 .65 Indigenous People Sheetlet of 6
The U.N. estimates there are about 370 million indigenous people in about 90 nations. Indigenous people have distinct cultures. While they have diverse backgrounds, they share similar challenges in trying to preserve their ways of life and control their traditional lands. The U.N. released a set of 18 stamps in 2009 to bring attention to the concerns of indigenous people. Artist Stephen Bennett designed the series, including the portrait above of a resident of Seychelles, an East Africa island nation.
The U.N. estimates there are about 370 million indigenous people in about 90 nations. Indigenous people have distinct cultures. While they have diverse backgrounds, they share similar challenges in trying to preserve their ways of life and control their traditional lands. The U.N. released a set of 18 stamps in 2009 to bring attention to the concerns of indigenous people. Artist Stephen Bennett designed the series, including the portrait above of a resident of Seychelles, an East Africa island nation.