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Latin AmericaFuture of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential electionUnited StatesNative American drive mining company off sacred landCanada$2.2M Boost For Quantum Test Targeting Iron Issues In First Nations GroupsWorldCelebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with City Hall Flag Raising and Native-Led Events Across SeattleOceaniaMāori Band Coterie Revives Iconic Warriors Anthem — LBBLatin AmericaWake Forest-CINCIA Researchers Brief Pope on Amazon Mercury Pollution | NewswiseWorldIndigenous Peoples Day: Reflections on 500 Years of ResistanceWorldIndigenous Peoples Day 2026WorldPRCS Announces Facility Schedule Changes for Indigenous Peoples’ DayWorldIndigenous Peoples History and Storytelling is topic on October 6Latin AmericaFuture of Amazon rainforest policies at stake in Brazilian presidential electionUnited StatesNative American drive mining company off sacred landCanada$2.2M Boost For Quantum Test Targeting Iron Issues In First Nations GroupsWorldCelebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day with City Hall Flag Raising and Native-Led Events Across SeattleOceaniaMāori Band Coterie Revives Iconic Warriors Anthem — LBBLatin AmericaWake Forest-CINCIA Researchers Brief Pope on Amazon Mercury Pollution | NewswiseWorldIndigenous Peoples Day: Reflections on 500 Years of ResistanceWorldIndigenous Peoples Day 2026WorldPRCS Announces Facility Schedule Changes for Indigenous Peoples’ DayWorldIndigenous Peoples History and Storytelling is topic on October 6
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Peoples beginning with O

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
OfayéOfaié 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of central Brazil, now living in Mato Grosso do Sul About 69, Macro-Jê Oglala LakotaOglála Lakhóta Oyáte 🇺🇸 United StatesLakota people living mainly on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota About 47,000, Siouan Okjeo옥저 🇰🇵 North KoreaAncient tribal communities of northern Korea, known for farming and village chiefs Historical, Puyŏ languages Old Prussians 🇵🇱 Poland and 2 moreA Baltic people of the southeastern Baltic coast, known for Old Prussian language and beliefs Historical, Baltic OmahaUmoⁿhoⁿ 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains tribe of Nebraska and Iowa with a long history of trade and adaptation About 6,000, Siouan (Dhegihan branch) Ongud 🇨🇳 China and 1 moreTurkic-Mongolic tribe of northern China and Mongolia in medieval times Historical OnondagaOnoñdaʼgegáʼ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCentral nation of the Haudenosaunee, known as the Keepers of the Fire About 3,000, Iroquoian Orang Lautsuku Laut 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSeafaring communities of the Riau Islands, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula About 420,000, Malayic OromoOromoo 🇪🇹 Ethiopia and 4 moreCushitic-speaking people of Ethiopia and Kenya, known for the gadaa system About 25 million, Cushitic OsageWazhazhe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Great Plains, now based in Oklahoma About 28,000, Siouan Otavalo 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous Andean people known for weaving and vibrant markets in northern Ecuador About 50,000, Quechuan (Kichwa); formerly Barbacoan (Cara) Oulad Zyan 🇲🇦 MoroccoArab tribe of the Chaouia confederation near Casablanca, Morocco Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu

Seven peoples, once a week

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