Totem poles in the cemetery of the First Nations Kwakwaka'wakw people in Alert Bay, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Traditional burial grounds of indigenous people found on Bigge Island, Kimberley, Western Australia, Australia, Pacific

Namondjok in centre, who ate his clan sister, Namarrgon on right the Lightning Man and Barrginj his wife below left, supernatural ancestors at the rock art site, Nourlangie Rock, Kakadu National Park, UNESCO World Heritage site, Northern Territory, Australia, Pacific

Watatulu tribal children at mwankale , tanzania. - girl on right is reading bible

At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Dina , in the middle Benita la Intocable, at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Dina , in the middle Benita la Intocable, at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Detail of dresses and feet. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At right Benita la Intocable , at left Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Demonstration, indigenous women claim their rights, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Angela la Folclorista , in the middle Benita la Intocable, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Dina, and at right Angela la Folclorista, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Angela la Folclorista , in the middle Dina, and at right Benita la Intocable, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

Detail of dresses and hands. At left Benita la Intocable , in the middle Angela la Folclorista, and at right Dina, cholitas females wrestlers, El Alto, La Paz, Bolivia

T-shirts showing symbol for cooperation between people of various ethnic backgrounds during a protest against violence against women in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Colourful footprints to symbolize diverse ethnic backgrounds, protesting violence against women, in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Colourful footprints to symbolize diverse ethnic backgrounds, protesting violence against women, in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Colourful footprints to symbolize diverse ethnic backgrounds, protesting violence against women, in Georgetown, Guyana, South America