International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
August 9, 2023 – Today marks the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. While it is a day for celebration, it is also a day to acknowledge the hardships overcome and the ongoing rights violations endured by indigenous peoples around the world, including violations of the right of self-determination, criminalization of indigenous leaders, violence against indigenous women and girls, missing and murdered indigenous relatives, land invasions and land grabbing, environmental degradation, systemic discrimination, and unjust laws and legal frameworks.