International Day of the World's Indigenous People

©  Survival International

The land is sacred;
it belongs to the countless numbers who are dead,
the few who are living
and the multitudes of those yet to be born.

- Penan, Sarawak, Malaysia -

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2012 
© United Nations

“World Heritage and indigenous peoples” - on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2012 
© UNESCO World Heritage Centre

Americas: Governments prioritize profit over Indigenous peoples' rights 
© Amnesty International

Survival International - The movement for tribal peoples