12 poignant images of tribal peoples around the world

Each year, Survival International – a charity that lobbies for the rights of indigenous peoples – collate the best of their supporters' pictures into an annual calendar. Celebrating the diversity and beauty of tribal peoples around the world, it supports their mission to help them defend their lives, protect their lands and determine their futures.

From the mountains of Bhutan to the waters of the Amazon, here are the 12 stunning pictures.

The K'iche Maya, Guatemala

The Dong, China

The Tucano, Brazil

The Dani, West Papua

The Asurini, Brazil

The Afar, Ethiopia

The Suri tribe, Ethiopia

The Brokpa, Bhutan

The H’Mong, Vietnam

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The Bushmen, Botswana

Forest Woodward

The Nenets, Siberia

All images from Survival International’s 2017 "We, The People" Calendar available from www.survivalinternational.org/shop.