9th August - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

8 Aug 2019

9th August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

9th August – International Day of the World’s Indigenous PeoplesHappy International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples!

This day is celebrated around the world on 9th August every year. It is celebrated to raise awareness of the needs of indigenous people in the world. This day focuses on the need to preserve and save their heritage, language and culture.

This year’s theme is Indigenous Languages.

The theme aims to focus on the urgent need to revitalize, preserve, and promote indigenous languages throughout the world.
 	2019 is also the International Year of Indigenous Languages.

Who are the World's Indigenous Peoples?

Indigenous peoples are inheritors and practitioners of unique cultures, with often a close association with nature.
 	Their culture and language are different from those of the dominant societies in which they live.
 	There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world, living across 90 countries.
 	They make up less than 5 per cent of the world's population but represent 5,000 different cultures.
 	They also speak a large majority of the approximately 7,000 languages in the world today.

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