ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, lˈaɪɑːnz ɐdɹˈɛst ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd nˈeɪʃənz wˌɛɹ hiː ˈoʊpənd ðɪ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl jˈɪɹ ʌvðə wˈɜːldz ɪndˈɪdʒənəs pˈiːpəlz.
In 1992, Lyons addressed the General Assembly of the United Nations where he opened the International Year of the World's Indigenous Peoples.