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🇨🇦 Peoples of Canada

25 indigenous and tribal peoples who live in Canada, best known first.

Jewsיהודים 🇮🇱 Israel and 11 moreAn ethnoreligious group with ancient roots in Israel and a global presence today About 15 million AssyriansĀṯūrāyē / Suryoye / Suryāyē 🇮🇶 Iraq and 14 moreAn indigenous Christian people of northern Mesopotamia, speaking Neo-Aramaic. About 1.2 million, Semitic Inuitᐃᓄᐃᑦ 🇨🇦 Canada and 3 moreIndigenous Arctic people of Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and Chukotka About 155,000, Eskaleut (Eskimo–Aleut) ApacheIndé 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreSouthern Athabaskan-speaking peoples of the US Southwest and northern Mexico About 195,000, Athabaskan YorubaÌran Yorùbá 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major West African people rooted in Nigeria, Benin, and Togo About 53 million, Volta-Niger (Niger–Congo) NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest Native nation in the US Southwest, known for weaving and resilience About 399,000, Southern Athabaskan Yakutsсаха 🇷🇺 Russia and 4 moreTurkic-speaking people of the Sakha Republic in northern Siberia About 478,000, Turkic (Siberian branch) IgboŃdị́ Ìgbò 🇳🇬 Nigeria and 11 moreA major ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria with a rich history and diaspora About 42 million, Niger-Congo Rusyns 🇺🇦 Ukraine and 11 moreEast Slavic people native to the Carpathian Mountains About 1.8 million, East Slavic Amhara 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 5 moreSemitic-speaking people of Ethiopia's north and central highlands About 20 million, Ethiopian Semitic KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic OnondagaOnoñdaʼgegáʼ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCentral nation of the Haudenosaunee, known as the Keepers of the Fire About 3,000, Iroquoian PotawatomiBodéwadmi 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKeepers of the fire in the Great Lakes and Plains, with many recognized bands today About 43,000, Algonquian Irish TravellersMincéirí 🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 moreA traditionally nomadic indigenous group of Ireland with a distinct language and culture About 33,000 Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian TuscaroraSkarù·ręʔ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreIroquoian people, sixth nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy About 17,000, Iroquoian DakotaDakȟóta Oyáte 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSioux-speaking people of the northern Plains, with many bands across the US and Canada About 20,000, Siouan-Catawban HunkpapaHúŋkpapȟa 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Lakota division known for their role at Little Bighorn and life at Standing Rock About 571, Siouan PassamaquoddyPeskotomuhkati 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNative people of Maine and New Brunswick, known for fishing and the Wabanaki Confederacy About 4,000, Algonquian PetunTionontati 🇨🇦 CanadaIroquoian confederacy of Ontario, known for their villages south of Georgian Bay Historical, Iroquoian Piegan BlackfeetPiikáni 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest group of the Blackfeet Confederacy in Montana and Alberta About 105,000, Algonquian Pocomtuc 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreFarmers and fishers of the Connecticut River Valley in western Massachusetts Historical, Algonquian St. Lawrence Iroquoians 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreIroquoian farmers and fishers of the St. Lawrence River valley, vanished by 1600 Historical, Iroquoian Gitxsan 🇨🇦 CanadaMatrilineal Indigenous nation of the Skeena River region in British Columbia About 6,000, Tsimshianic Blackfeet NationAamsskáápipikani / ǎmssk̇ǎaṗiiṗiik̇ǔni, Pikuni / ṗiik̇ǔni 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Plains tribe based on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana About 17,000, Algonquian

Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.