Today is International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, an observance created by the United Nations to draw attention to the distinct cultures of indigenous peoples and to support measures that protect their rights. This year’s theme is indigenous peoples’ migration and movement, highlighting questions of indigenous identity and rights, particularly as people migrate within and between countries.
Ruins of Inca temples and terraces on Huayna Picchu, Peru
Today in History
More Desktop Wallpapers:
-
International Surfing Day
-
Happy Independence Day!
-
A special day for a special cat
-
A different view of sharks
-
World Lizard Day
-
Nothing plain about it
-
Saskatchewan s spookier side
-
World of WearableArt Awards
-
A wild, craggy corner of the United States
-
Celebrating sea otters
-
A sea of swirling stone
-
San Blas Islands, Panama
-
Canada s $20 view
-
International Tiger Day
-
White Desert National Park, Egypt
-
Northern cardinal in winterberry bush
-
Languid life on the Lakes
-
Pollinator Week
-
In the Garden of Europe
-
Dyavolski Most
-
We did not invent this, honest
-
Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
-
Lighting the way to new beginnings
-
Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
-
Can you see the family resemblance?
-
’Chess on ice’
-
Polar bears
-
A long path to freedom
-
A river on the tundra
-
Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?