Honoring Indigenous women on International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Today – August 9 – is the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. It marks the date of the inaugural session of the United Nations’ Working Group on Indigenous Populations in 1982, and is now a day focused on celebrating the diversity of Indigenous cultures and respecting the human rights of Indigenous peoples around the world.

This year’s theme is “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge.” Check out the following stories, which honor and celebrate the knowledge and wisdom of Indigenous women: