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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Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Mysterious prairie mounds abound
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Crimson-rumped toucanet in the Refugio Paz de Las Aves, Ecuador
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The 80th anniversary of D-Day
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All in a day s work
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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park
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Bear watching in the Finnish forest
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World Children s Day
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A state-of-the-art lookout on the Rock of Gibraltar
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International Day for Monuments and Sites
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Big sky at Big Bend
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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Celebrating migrations
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St. Michaels Mount in Marazion, Cornwall, England
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National Love a Tree Day
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A toast to California!
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The mighty, mighty mushroom
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Masai giraffes in Amboseli National Park, Kenya
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Feel the spray in Monterey
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