Indigenous people carry a torch of the sacred fire during the opening ceremony of the first World Indigenous Games on October 23, 2015. #

An indigenous man from Canada dances during the opening ceremony of the World Indigenous Games, in Palmas, Brazil, on October 23, 2015. #

Indigenous people watch fireworks during the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples on October 24, 2015. #

A Brazilian Bororo Indian stands before a full moon at the World Indigenous Games on October 26, 2015. #

Maori from New Zealand take part in the parade of indigenous beauty at World Indigenous Games on October 24, 2015. #

An indigenous girl from the Xambioa tribe arrives to participate in the World Games for Indigenous People on October 20, 2015. #

A Maori man from New Zealand dances during the opening ceremony of the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples on October 23, 2015. #

An indigenous woman carries a painted log during the opening ceremony on October 23, 2015. #

Brazilian Gaviao indigenous people shoot arrows with fire to light the torch at opening ceremony of the World Indigenous Games on October 23, 2015. #

A Brazilian indigenous woman attends a cultural event at the World Indigenous Games on October 24, 2015. #

Brazilian indigenous men practice during a cultural event at the World Indigenous Games on October 24, 2015. #

An indigenous man from Mongolia fires an arrow during the archery competition at the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples on October 28, 2015. #

A Brazilian Parisi Indian plays traditional head football in Palmas, Brazil, on October 26, 2015. #

Indigenous men from the Pataxo wait on the bench of reserves during a soccer match against the Xerente tribe on October 23, 2015. #

Women from the Xerente tribe take a picture before a soccer match in Palmas, Brazil, on October 23, 2015. #

Tobi Itauna, of the Tupi Guarani ethnic group, smokes his traditional pipe in the arena of World Indigenous Games on October 21, 2015. #

A Brazilian Bororo Indian attends a competition at the World Indigenous Games on October 26, 2015. #

A Gaviao Indian girl plays tug-of-war during the World Indigenous Games on October 26, 2015. #

Brazilian indigenous men participate in the tug-of-war competition on October 25, 2015, in Palmas, Brazil. #

Brazilian indigenous women prepare for a beauty parade in Palmas, Brazil, on October 24, 2015. #

An indigenous Russian woman plays a traditional instrument during a beauty parade on October 24, 2015. #

An indigenous woman participates in a parade called the "International Indigenous Beauty" in Palmas, Brazil, on October 24, 2015. #

People watch a presentation of the various sporting disciplines included in the first World Games for Indigenous Peoples on October 24, 2015. #

A Brazilian woman from the Rikbaktsa ethnic group takes part in the parade of indigenous beauty on October 24, 2015. #