让-马里·吉巴乌文化中心，新喀里多尼亚 Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (© Fabien Astre/Alamy)

让-马里·吉巴乌文化中心，新喀里多尼亚 Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia (© Fabien Astre/Alamy)

身份认同的建筑表达 Architecture of identity

世界土著人民国际日

今天，世界土著人民国际日邀请我们更深入地了解那些历史远早于文字记载的社群。联合国于1994年设立这一纪念日，并于1995年首次举行活动；日期所纪念的是1982年一次致力于保护全球土著人民权利的重要会议。如今，约90个国家生活着超过4.76亿土著人民，他们延续着数千种文化，也传承着全球约7,000种语言中的大多数。

在新喀里多尼亚蒂纳半岛，吉巴乌文化中心生动展现了这种鲜活遗产。该中心由伦佐·皮亚诺设计，于1998年开放。高耸的弧形建筑以现代材料和技术呼应卡纳克传统茅屋；蜿蜒小径连接艺术、研究与表演空间，体现文化、土地和社群之间的联系。

这个纪念日不仅为了认可土著人民，也提醒我们：在迅速变化的世界中，土著知识仍在影响人类保护生态系统、传承语言和定义身份的方式。

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples

Today, the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples invites a closer look at communities whose stories stretch far beyond recorded history. Proclaimed by the United Nations in 1994 and first observed in 1995, the date marks a landmark 1982 meeting focused on protecting Indigenous rights worldwide. More than 476 million Indigenous people now live across about 90 countries, sustaining thousands of cultures and the majority of the world's roughly 7,000 languages.

On New Caledonia's Tina Peninsula, the Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Centre offers a vivid expression of that living heritage. Designed by Renzo Piano and opened in 1998, its tall, curved structures echo traditional Kanak huts while using modern materials and techniques. Winding paths link spaces for art, research, and performance, reflecting the connection between culture, land, and community.

The day isn't only about recognition—it's a reminder that Indigenous knowledge continues to shape how people protect ecosystems, pass down languages, and define identity in a rapidly changing world.