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The cultural diversity and related diversity of the national population within the country have been and probably will be important in shaping the history of the state. Through the diversity of this phenomenon, wanting to discuss the current situation of national minori- ties in Eastern Poland, the division of work on thematic chapters has been made. The purpose of this article is to present the activity of local government authorities for national minorities in Eastern Poland. This work was divided into two sections: theoretical and empirical parts. In the theoretical part, the Polish literature (including publications of minorities associations) and legislation have been used. In the empirical part the results of a survey that was carried out on a sample of 200 respondents have been used. The aim of the research was to identify the situation of the representatives from national minorities from Eastern Poland and also the achievement of the State policy for improvement the living conditions of these groups.