The first World Indigenous Games were held in Brazil in 2015.

indigenous people from many countries participated in tradition games, including Ethiopia, the US, Canada, New Zealand, and dozens of tribes from Brazil.

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In 2015, Brazil hosted the first-ever World Indigenous Games in the city of Palmas.

The World Indigenous Games — aka the Indigenous Olympics — is like other Olympic games, with a variety of sports, opening and closing ceremonies, and participants from all over the world.

Photographers for the Associated Press, Getty, and Reuters captured the games with some incredible images. Here are some of those pictures: