First Session 12 to 24 May 2002 - United Nations Headquarters, New York
Second Session 11 to 23 May 2003 - United Nations Headquarters, New York Special Theme: Indigenous Children and Youth
Third Session 10 to 21 May 2004 - United Nations Headquarters, New York Special Theme: Indigenous Women
Fourth Session 16 to 27 May 2005 - United Nations Headquarters, New York Special Theme: Millennium Development Goals and Indigenous Peoples with a focus on Goal 1 to Eradicate Poverty and Extreme Hunger, and Goal 2 to ahieve universal primary education
Fifth Session 15 to 26 May 2006 - United Nations Headquarters, New York Special Theme: The Millennium Development Goals and indigenous peoples: Re-defining the Millennium Development Goals"
Sixth Session 14-25 May, 2007 - United Nations Headquarters, New York Special theme: Territories, Lands and Natural Resources