In this photo from the May 1995 issue, a Cherokee man takes a break from truck repairs to share a moment with his niece. The story, called "Two Nations, One People," documented the lives of Cherokee people in North Carolina and Oklahoma.
PHOTOGRAPH BY MAGGIE STEBER, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
Cyclists ride along the Main-Danube Canal outside of Nürnberg, Germany. This picture appeared in an August 1992 story about the canal, which had just been completed.
PHOTOGRAPH BY GERD LUDWIG, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION
The cover story of the August 2012 issue was about the Oglala Lakota people of the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. Here, participants emerge from a steaming inipi, or purification lodge, after a spiritual ceremony.
PHOTOGRAPH BY AARON HUEY, NAT GEO IMAGE COLLECTION