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Peoples beginning with N

575 peoples so far, 115 of them historical. 8,475 more are on the list to be written.

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Best known firstLargest firstA to ZPeoples of the pastIn voluntary isolation
Nahua 🇲🇽 Mexico and 5 moreLargest Indigenous group in Mexico, speakers of Nahuatl across Mesoamerica About 2.6 million, Uto-Aztecan Nambé PuebloNa̧nbeˀ Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 568, Kiowa-Tanoan Nambikwara 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Mato Grosso, Brazil, living along the Guaporé and Juruena rivers About 2,000, Nambikwaran Narragansett 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of Rhode Island, known for their ties to Narragansett Bay About 3,000, Algonquian Native Village of GeorgetownKeledzhichagat 🇺🇸 United StatesAlaska Native community on the upper Kuskokwim River About 2 NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest Native nation in the US Southwest, known for weaving and resilience About 399,000, Southern Athabaskan NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan Nez Percenimíipuu 🇺🇸 United StatesPlateau people of Idaho known for salmon fishing and Appaloosa horses About 4,000, Sahaptian (Plateau Penutian) Ngäbe 🇵🇦 Panama and 1 moreIndigenous people of western Panama and southern Costa Rica About 270,000, Chibchan NgadaAta Ngada 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMatrilineal farming people of central Flores Island, Indonesia About 290,000, Austronesian Ngāi Tahu 🇳🇿 New ZealandThe principal Māori iwi of New Zealand's South Island About 85,000, Austronesian Ngāi Takoto 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of the far north of New Zealand's North Island About 1,000, Austronesian Ngāi Te Rangi 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand About 13,000, Austronesian Ngāi Tūhoe 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreMāori iwi of Te Urewera, eastern North Island, New Zealand About 35,000, Austronesian Nganasan 🇷🇺 Russia and 2 moreReindeer hunters of the Taymyr Peninsula in northern Siberia About 720, Samoyedic (Uralic) Ngāpuhi 🇳🇿 New ZealandLargest Māori iwi of New Zealand's Northland region About 184,000, Austronesian Ngāti Awa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi of the eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand About 15,000, Austronesian Ngāti Kahungunu 🇳🇿 New ZealandA major Māori iwi of New Zealand’s eastern North Island About 82,000, Austronesian Ngāti Kurī 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi of the far north of New Zealand, with deep ties to Cape Reinga About 6,000, Austronesian Ngāti Maniapoto 🇳🇿 New ZealandA large iwi of the Waikato-Waitomo region, part of the Tainui confederation About 46,000, Austronesian Ngāti Mutunga 🇳🇿 New ZealandMāori iwi from north Taranaki and the Chatham Islands About 2,000, Austronesian Ngāti Porou 🇳🇿 New ZealandA large Māori iwi from the East Cape and Gisborne regions of New Zealand About 102,000, Austronesian Ngāti Toa 🇳🇿 New ZealandA Māori iwi based around Porirua and the northern South Island of New Zealand About 10,000, Austronesian NiasOno Niha 🇮🇩 IndonesiaAustronesian people native to Nias Island, off North Sumatra, Indonesia About 1 million, Austronesian Noongar 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of southwestern Western Australia with deep ties to land and tradition About 14,000, Pama–Nyungan NubiansNⲟⲃⲓ̄ 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Nile valley between southern Egypt and northern Sudan About 5 million, Nilo-Saharan (Eastern Sudanic branch) Nyishi 🇮🇳 IndiaThe largest tribal group of Arunachal Pradesh, India About 250,000, Tani

Seven peoples, once a week

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