Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities

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Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities
President
Gelje Lama Sherpa
General Secretary
Mr Divash Rai
Website https://nefin.org.np/


Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN), is a national level umbrella organisation of indigenous peoples/nationalities in Nepal founded in 1991 as the Nepal Federation of Nationalities (NEFEN). [1]

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In 2003, the organization was renamed as the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities. [2]

In 2019 the organisation consists of 56 indigenous member organizations. [3] [4]

Jagat Baram is the actual elected chairman of the organisation, elected in December 2016. [5]

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  3. www.nefin.org.np
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