We, the people. Discovering indigenous communities in Survival’s 2020 calendar

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Nenets

From the Arctic ice to the Amazon rainforest, the key to the survival and prosperity of indigenous peoples is ensuring that their land remains under their control © Marco Marcone/www.marcomarcone.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Tuvinian

Indigenous peoples aren't primitive relics of a remote past. They're our contemporaries and are an extremely important part of our diverse humanity © Yuriy Ogarkov/yuriyogarkov.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Collagua

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Uru Eu Wau Wau

Indigenous people who maintain control of their land are healthier and have a higher quality of life compared to those forced to conform to 'modernity’. Communities should have the freedom to autonomously choose how to adapt to an ever-changing world © Ana Caroline de Lima/www.antropologiavisual.com.br

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Bayaka

In Brazil, a growing number of brave indigenous people have been an inspiration to us all, putting their lives at risk to save the Amazon from destruction. They patrol their lands, find illegal tree cutters, destroy their equipment and send them away. They constantly receive death threats from armed gangs of loggers, but nevertheless continue to fight because the jungle is their life © Gabriel Uchida/gabrieluchida.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Xakriaba Indians

Evidence shows that indigenous people are the best guardians of the natural world. Unfortunately though, they get tortured, killed and their land gets stolen from them. All in the name of 'conservation'. Survival leads the global struggle against these abuses © Soledad Longo

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Mongolian nomads

In today’s world, being different can pose risks. Indigenous peoples have developed extraordinary self-sufficient and diverse ways of living. Their knowledge is irreplaceable, developed over thousands of years © Edgar Kanaykõ Xakriabá/www.facebook.com/kanayko.etnofotografia

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Tla-o-qui-aht

During naada, the biggest annual celebration in Mongolia, horses guided by young jockeys aged between 6 and 12 race each other in a 30km gallop. The winning horse wins wild cherries and the name Tumay ekh, meaning ‘winner among ten thousand’. A special song of encouragement is dedicated to the horse that arrives last, as a kind boost for a win the following year © Nicolas Senegas/www.nicolassenegas.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Sama Bajau

Indigenous people are the best conservationists. Their lands hold 80 per cent of the world’s biodiversity. Defending their territorial rights is the most effective way to protect the environment © Melody Charlie/www.melodycharlie.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Tibet

Though most people may think otherwise, indigenous societies are modern and contemporary. They’re just not industrialised, and we can learn a lot from them. Burak paste used daily by Sama-Bajau women is made of rice and turmeric (rich in antioxidants) and acts as a natural sunscreen © Jacob Maentz/www.jacobimages.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Quechua

Indigenous peoples have the same rights as everyone. However, they're tortured and killed by governments and corporations. They're robbed of their land and branded as barbaric and primitive © Mattia Passarini/www.mattiapassarini.com

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Aboriginals

Indigenous peoples’s contributions to humanity are incalculable. Potatoes were first grown by South American natives and today are a staple food for 15 per cent of the world population © Luis Fabini/luisfabini.net

Survival International's 2020 calendar, Inupiaq

For thousands of years, humans have used hand prints to mark their existence. The hands in Survival International’s logo remind us that indigenous peoples are here in the present moment and deserve a place in the world of tomorrow, just like anyone else. Through a collective appeal, we're asked to support them. You can become a vital part of this global movement by buying this calendar and showing it to people you know © Wayne Quilliam/www.aboriginal.photography