12 poignant images of tribal peoples around the world

written by Lottie Gross

updated 9.12.2018

Each year, Survival International – a charity that lobbies for the rights of indigenous peoples – collate the best of their supporters' pictures into an annual calendar. Celebrating the diversity and beauty of tribal peoples around the world, it supports their mission to help them defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their futures.

From the mountains of Bhutan to the waters of the Amazon, here are the 12 stunning pictures.

The K'iche Maya, Guatemala

Indigenous Mayan K'iche woman, Chichicastenango city, Guatemala ©  Rostasedlacek/Shutterstock

Indigenous Mayan K'iche woman, Chichicastenango city, Guatemala © Rostasedlacek/Shutterstock

The Dong, China

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© Dr. Gilad Fiskus/Shutterstock

The Tucano, Brazil

Tucano Brazil Mathias-Spaliviero

©Mathias Spaliviero

The Dani, West Papua

Dani man, West Papua

© Magda Zelewska

The Asurini, Brazil

Muravi Asurini, Brazil

© Alice Kohler

The Afar, Ethiopia

The Afar people, Ethiopia

© Paolo Ronc

The Suri tribe, Ethiopia

The Suri tribe, Ethiopia

© Giordano Cipriani

The Brokpa, Bhutan

The Brokpa, Bhutan

© Tessa Bunney

The H’Mong, Vietnam

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©

sutipond/Shutterstock

The Bushmen, Botswana

The Bushmen, Botswana

©

Forest Woodward

The Nenets, Siberia

The Nenets, Siberia

© Simon Morris

All images from Survival International’s 2017 "We, The People" Calendar available from www.survivalinternational.org/shop.

Lottie Gross

written by Lottie Gross

updated 9.12.2018

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