Today, we are celebrating the heritage and culture of native populations worldwide. There are some 5,000 Indigenous cultures in 90 countries around the world, from Samoa and Greenland to New Zealand and Nepal. One of the major challenges they face is the loss of their languages: it"s estimated that of the 4,000 Indigenous languages in the world, around 2,600 are in danger of becoming extinct.
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Today in History
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Monarch butterflies, Goleta, California
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God’s Own Country
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Vineyards above the Moselle River, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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To the infinite and back
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Back to the future
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Where are these illuminated walkways?
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International Womens Day
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Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
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Polar bear, Churchill, Manitoba
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Sundance Film Festival
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada
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Bridging past and present
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A city so nice, they made it twice
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Ardez village, Graubunden, Switzerland
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Whos in this creepy copse?
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Badlands National Park anniversary
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Shark Fin Cove, California
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Happy Easter!
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Río Negro, Amazon basin, Brazil
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A glimpse of Yoho National Park
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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International Jazz Day
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Polar bear season in Manitoba
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The beauty that lies below
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A painters palette of natures hues
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Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
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Finding beauty in ruins
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Shakespeare Day
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Owl be seeing you ... somewhere!