A 2009 United Nations report published by the Secretariat of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues stated: For centuries, since the time of their colonization, conquest or occupation, Indigenous peoples have documented histories of resistance, interface or cooperation with states, thus demonstrating their conviction and determination to survive with their distinct sovereign identities.
Daɣ tikarde n 2009 ONU fal asilmad Secretariat wan harkuk al muchakil tan win kel akal allaɣat: A ilan timad n iwityan , harwa daɣazzaman wan alisteɣmar nasan, aramas meɣ axakam , addinat win kel akal iktaban attarexan n tabillant daɣ anmachal id addawla tan , awen issikna asidduti d agluy nasan i ad ajjin tamazzuq tizlayat n tumasen nasan