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
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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International Day of the Tropics
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Ayutthaya Historical Park, Thailand
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Happy Hobbit Day
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Let’s talk fossils
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Citizenship Day and Constitution Day
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World Book Day
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Road to Hana, Maui, Hawaii
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Misool, Raja Ampat Islands, Indonesia
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Tall, taller, tallest
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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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Cousins Day
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Anniversary of the Endangered Species Act of 1973
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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Atlantic puffin, Iceland
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Diving into World Oceans Day
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Smoking nights in Austria
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Autumnal equinox
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Harvest season begins
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National Llama Day
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The most Instagrammable bird?
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Penguin Awareness Day
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Zion National Park turns 103
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Winter solstice
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The Colosseum of Rome, Italy
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Turning darkness into light
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Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
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