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

Burial Ground for Slaves and Free Blacks up to 1854, containing 180 graves, St. Peter's Churchyard, St. George, Bermuda

Trulshig rinpoche, blesses. Tulshig rinpoche blesses. Tulshig rimpoche s followers believe that he, like many other lamas, reassumes a human body after death in order to return to disciples. previous incarnation of tulshig rimpoche spent several years at dzarongpu monastery (highest monastery in world located at 16,500’ within sight of northern side of mt everest) served as of ngawong tenzin teachers. He promised to return in next life, so at tulshig s death ngawong tenzin norbu sought found reincarnation. current tulshig rimpoche then came to monastery studied with ngawong tenzin norbu. relationship between teacher student, in which a teacher returns to study from former student, maintains lineage over generations. Bhutan

Portrait of a girl of Indian ethnicity at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Young woman from the Hamar tribe during the bull-leaping ceremony, an initiation rite, portrait, southern Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Jingpo, Jingpho, Jingp'o, Kachin and Badaung, ethnic minority in traditional costume, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman of the Samdom tribe with traditional headdress at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Warriors of the Konyak tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Woman of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Traditionally dressed smiling man from the Black Hmong hill tribe, ethnic minority from East Asia, portrait, Northern Thailand, Thailand, Asia

Old Apatani woman with the traditional noseplugs and tattoos, in front of her house, Hong village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Neighbors from the traditional Afro-Colombian community meet to make music, Bajamar slum, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America

Women of an ethnic minority in traditional costume, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

Konyak warriors with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

San Andres Xecul church, Guatemala, Central America

Women in traditional dress of the Aymara Indians at the re-election ceremony for President Evo Morales Ayma in Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Old man, Afro-Colombians, playing a barrel drum, Bajamar slum, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America

Dani, grandfather in traditional costume, Wamena, New Guinea, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Woman at a loom, Batak culture, Samosir island, Lake Toba, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia

Traditionally dressed Xhosa people, during the Sangoma or Witchdoctor Festival, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Girls of Indian ethnicity at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South Amerika

Father of the bridegroom with his traditional decoration at his son's wedding ceremony in Peni village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Girls at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South Amerika

Women of the Samdom tribe with traditional headdress at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Young women of different tribes waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

People of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Man of the Samdom tribe with a pipe, at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Dani warrior with boar's teeth and headdress, Yiwika, Baliem Valley, Irian Jaya, West Guinea, New Guinea, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Dancing woman, spectator at a parade in Havana, Cuba, Caribbean, Americas

Elderly Peruvian woman with a traditional costume and a Llama, Saqsaywaman near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Members of the Samdom tribe show their traditional way of crushing crops at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Women from the Black Hmong ethnic minority group at the market of Sapa or Sa Pa, northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Asia

Members of the Samdom tribe show their traditional way of crushing crops at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Female weaver, Batak culture, Samosir Island, Lake Toba, Batak region, Sumatra, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditionally dressed woman on the festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, Asia

Traditionally dressed Xhosa people, during the Sangoma or Witchdoctor Festival, Wild Coast, Eastern Cape, South Africa, Africa

Tribal people at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Warrior of the Konyak tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Woman from the Red Dzao ethnic minority group, a mountain tribe, at the market of Sapa or Sa Pa, northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Asia

Man of the Samdom tribe with a pipe, at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Young woman, Afro-Colombian, in the window of her house, Bajamar slum, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America

Old Apatani woman with the traditional noseplugs and tattoos, in front of her house, Dutta village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Portrait of a girl of Indian ethnicity at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Boys of Ari tribe walking on stilts, Omo Valley, Ethiopia, Africa

Elderly woman of the Apatani ethnic group, known for the pieces of wood in their nose to make them less attractive to rival tribes, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, India, Asia

Dance group of children in the community center of the Bajamar slum, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America

Warriors of the Yimchunger tribe waiting to perform ritual dances at the Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Woman from the Black Hmong ethnic minority group at the market of Sapa or Sa Pa, northern Vietnam, Vietnam, Asia

Old Apatani man with the typical hair knot at the forehead, in front of his house, Hong village, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Neighbors from the traditional Afro-Colombian community meet to make music, Bajamar slum, Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America

Children of the Adi Gallo tribe taking care of each other, Kombo, Arunachal Pradesh, India, Asia

Members of the Samdom tribe show their traditional way of crushing crops at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Woman in traditional dress of the Aymara at the re-election ceremony for President Evo Morales Ayma in Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

Multi-ethnic communist propaganda poster, Samphan, Phongsali province, Laos, Asia

Navajo, Native American on horseback, Monument Valley, Navajo Tribal Lands, Utah

Crowd with Wiphala, rainbow-colored flag of the highland Indians, at the re-election ceremony for President Evo Morales Ayma in Tiwanaku, La Paz, Bolivia, South America

A huge Lama figure is carried over the Plaza de Armas square in Qusco, parade of the Inti Raymi festival, winter solstice festival, important festival of the Inca, Qusco, Peru, South America

Women of the Akha ethnic minority from the province of Phongsali in Laos marching in colourful costumes with bamboo tubes at a festival, Jiangcheng, Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, People's Republic of China, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditionally dressed woman, traditional festival of the tribes in Gerze, Western Tibet, Asia

Australian Aboriginal celebration markings, Western Australia

Traditionally dressed woman from the Hillmiri ethnic group near Daporijo, Arunachal Pradesh, North East India, India, Asia

Konyak warrior with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Traditional Indian dancers at a Hindu Festival in Georgetown, Guyana, South America

Women of the Phom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Konyak warriors with full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Members of the Samdom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Phom warriors in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Members of the Samdom tribe at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Women of the Deori tribe drinking the local beer at a family celebration, India, Asia

Intha Man with a canoe surrounded by Common Water Hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes), Inle Lake, Shan State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Asia

People of the Hipa tribe with traditional dress, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Members of the Samdom tribe show their traditional way of crushing crops at the annual Hornbill Festival, Kohima, Nagaland, India, Asia

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Man in tribal dress at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Phom warrior in full gear at the annual Hornbill Festival in Kohima, India, Asia

Foshan Ancestral Temple, Near Guangzhou, Foshan, Guangdong Province, China