International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples 2025

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is recognised each year on 9 August. The day is an opportunity to both celebrate the many cultures of Indigenous Peoples around the world, and to raise awareness of the many ongoing struggles for survival.

There are an estimated 370 million Indigenous People across the globe, all of whom have been affected in some way by the ongoing violence of colonisation and, more recently, climate change. On 9 August, and every day, we encourage you to learn about the myriad ways that Indigenous Peoples strive to protect language, culture, kin, and Country.

First Nations peoples globally are facing ongoing dispossession and disproportionate impacts from climate change and fossil fuels. Climate change and fossil fuel industries directly threaten access to Country, but also have cultural and spiritual impacts – impacting First Nations peoples’ ability to maintain their way of life and connection to the land. Read more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ recent resistance to these impacts: