Indigenous people are those who have unique cultures and their own traditional ways of interacting with the world. To celebrate them and their contribution to the world, the United Nations declared 9th August to be observed every year as International Day of the World’s Indigenous People. But why 9th August? It was on this day in 1982 that the UN’s Working Group on Indigenous Populations had their first meeting. This group was the first to give the indigenous people a voice so they could share their concerns with the UN. Many of the indigenous tribes in the world are in charge of themselves, while some are under their country’s government’s care. On this day, the UN also recognises the need to protect and promote the rights of the indigenous people. Not only that, but they also appreciate the trib...