World Tribal Day 2024: Honoring Indigenous Peoples as Earth's Keepers

Every year on August 9, the globe observes globe Tribal Day, also known as the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, to promote and defend the rights of indigenous people everywhere. This occasion also honors the accomplishments and efforts made by indigenous people to the improvement of global concerns including environmental preservation.
The purpose of the day is to uphold and defend the rights of indigenous peoples, who have frequently been marginalized and whose cultures are in danger of vanishing or being assimilated.

'Protecting the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in Voluntary Isolation and Initial Contact' is the theme for this year's International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples (2024).

About 200 Indigenous Peoples tribes presently live in voluntary seclusion and first contact, according to the United Nations. They live in isolated woods in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Peru, and Venezuela, which are abundant in natural resources. They make the decision to live in seclusion from the outside world, and because of their movement habits, they are able to hunt and collect, which helps to preserve their languages and customs. These individuals are strictly dependent on their natural surroundings. The group's overall existence as well as the life of individual members may be jeopardized by any alterations to their natural habitat.

Were You Aware?

Although making up fewer than 6% of the global population, at least 15% of the extremely poor are indigenous peoples.
28% of the planet's surface, or 11% of its forests, is under their protection.
The majority of the remaining biodiversity in the globe is found in indigenous territory.

Their food systems generate 50–80% of their own resources and food, making them remarkably self-sufficient.