Earth is home to an estimated 476 million Indigenous people, a term meaning "sprung from the land" or native, which refers to the descendants of an area"s first-known inhabitants. They represent about 6% of the global population but speak more than half of the world"s estimated 7,000 languages. Our homepage today showcases the art of the Tiwi people of Australia, who speak a unique language unlinked to another other known language, in their community of only 2,000 people. Colonization has long impacted Indigenous people, contributing to high rates of poverty and loss of language and traditional lands. The UN first held the International Day of the World"s Indigenous Peoples in 1994, and every August 9 they bring attention to the fight to preserve the rights, dignity, and existence of the world"s oldest cultures.
International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
Today in History
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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The Canary Islands, Spain
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Is there a bug-egg emoji for this?
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Behold the mighty Aldeyjarfoss
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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International Kissing Day
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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Is that a smile?
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San Francisco Bay salt flats
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World Architecture Day
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Winter scenery near Kuhmo, Finland
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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The otherworldly red river
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Room at the top?
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Piazza IX Aprile, Taormina, Sicily, Italy
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Keep watching the skies
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Monarch butterflies migrate south
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Mute swans
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It s National Mushroom Month!
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Salmon return to the Copper River
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Great horned owl near Lake Tohopekaliga, Florida
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
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Tiny fliers head south
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An oceanic valentine
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In search of roadside attractions on ‘America’s Highway’
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National Bison Day
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Merry Christmas!