The calendar showcases portraits of indigenous tribes from around the world taken by amateur and professional photographers. The winning entries celebrate tribal diversity and raise awareness of threats to tribal lands and cultures. Some of the featured tribes include the Bajau sea nomads of Malaysia, Huichol children in Mexico, and a woman preparing coffee among the Hamar people of Ethiopia.

2. Discover a new tribal portrait each month with the Survival International
“We, the People” 2016 calendar.
Now in its second year, the Survival photography competition once again
showcases the extraordinary beauty and diversity of tribal peoples from
around the world. Open to amateur and professional photographers alike, the
competition celebrates the power of photography as a means of raising
awareness about tribal peoples, their lives and their lands. The winning entries
are featured in this stunning calendar.

3. The winning entry was
‘Sea Gypsies’, where
members of the Bajau
tribe in Malaysia dive and
play on their boats. The
Bajau are known for their
ability to free-dive,
sometimes plunging to
depths of 10 to 20 meters
for five minutes at a time
to hunt fish. and are
resisting the attempts to
get them to settle on land.
Photograph: Soh Yew Kiat

4. Huichol children in Mexico gather
to paint their feet using chalk and
powder paints. The Huichol’s
sacred land, a site called the
Wirikuta, is currently under
threat from a Canadian mining
company.
Photograph: Annick Donkers

5. The wife of the village chief
prepares breakfast, including a
gourd of steaming, freshly picked
coffee in Hamar, Ethiopia.
Photograph: Survival
InternationalSimon Buxton /
www.simonbuxton.com

6. A young boy from the Huitoto
tribe in the Amazon, Colombia
has a day of fishing rained off.
Photograph: Mario Murcia
Lòpez

7. A man from the Yawalapiti
tribe in Brazil decorates his
face with paint.
Photograph: Serge Guiraud /
www.amazonie-indienne.com

8. Women from the Peul tribe in
Mali smile as they carry large
bowls containing clothing and
milk on their heads.
Photograph: Pere Ribas

9. A member of the Bijagó tribe
from Guinea-Bissau stands in a
field dressed in a traditional
shawl.
Photograph: Luís Melo

10. Marubo children in Brazil play
together in the village,
decorating their bodies with
paints, beads and colourful
clothes.
Photograph: George Magaraia

11. Prayer flags partially obscure a
small boy in Amdo, Tibet.
Photograph: Ambre Murad

12. The vibrant robes of the young
Suri men from the Lower Omo
Valley in Ethiopia stand out
against a cracked earthen wall.
Photograph: Trevor Cole /
www.alternativevisions.co.uk

13. A woman from the village of
Santiago Tilapa, Mexico, wears
traditional clothing unique to her
community.
Photograph: Eric Mindling /
www.esephoto.com

14. A Daasanach boy from Ethiopia
uses feathers and metal beads
as embellishments. Relying on
their cattle for food and
clothing, the Daasanach are at
risk of losing their land for
plantations irrigated by a near
complete hydroelectric dam.
Photograph: Arturo López

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