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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
Aparai 🇧🇷 Brazil and 3 moreIndigenous Cariban-speaking people of northern Brazil and Guiana Shield About 564, Cariban Hayato 🇯🇵 JapanAncient people of southern Kyushu, known for resistance and unique traditions Historical, Japonic (possibly) Diablintes 🇫🇷 FranceAn Iron Age Gallic tribe from what is now north Mayenne, France Historical Two KettlesOóhenuŋpa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Lakota subtribe living on the Cheyenne River Reservation About 800, Siouan MiknasaImeknasen 🇩🇿 Algeria and 2 moreZenata Berber tribe from the Aurès mountains and Ouarsenis region Historical Banu Abd al-Dar 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA sub-clan of the Quraysh, historic custodians of the Kaaba in Arabia Afro-Asiatic Bani Utbahبَنِيّ عُتبَة 🇧🇭 Bahrain and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in Eastern Arabia and Najd Semitic AmungmeSuku Amungme 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of Central Papua, closely tied to their sacred mountains About 19,000 PalembangUwong Pelémbang 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of Palembang city and South Sumatra, Indonesia About 1.3 million, Malay (Austronesian) Quda'a 🇸🇾 Syria and 4 moreA confederation of Arab tribes influential in Syria and Arabia from the 4th to 12th centuries Historical, Semitic JalairЖалайр, Жалайд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 11 moreA widespread Mongolic-origin tribe now found from Mongolia to Central Asia About 11,000 Cornovii (Midlands) 🇬🇧 United KingdomAn Iron Age and Roman-era Celtic people of the English Midlands and Welsh borders Historical, Celtic Banu Asad 🇮🇶 Iraq and 6 moreAn Arab tribe with deep roots in Iraq and a legacy tied to Karbala Semitic Korku 🇮🇳 IndiaA Munda-speaking community of central India, mainly in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra About 1.1 million, Munda Ikpeng 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Xingu Park, Mato Grosso, Brazil About 584, Cariban Choctaw Nation of OklahomaChahta Okla 🇺🇸 United StatesA federally recognized Choctaw tribal nation in southeastern Oklahoma About 223,000 Ais 🇺🇸 United StatesCoastal hunter-gatherers of eastern Florida, known for their chiefdom and river settlements Historical Doukkala 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber-Arab tribal confederation of Morocco's Atlantic plains About 360,000, Afro-Asiatic Chiripá 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 2 moreGuaraní-speaking indigenous people of Paraguay, Brazil, and Argentina About 43,000, Tupian Banu Shayban 🇮🇶 Iraq and 4 moreArab tribe of Upper Mesopotamia, known for poets and early Islamic leadership Semitic Tagaeri 🇪🇨 EcuadorUncontacted eastern Waorani living in voluntary isolation in Ecuador's Amazon About 30 Mokaná 🇨🇴 ColombiaThe only indigenous community of Colombia's Atlántico Department About 7,000, Malibu (extinct) Gisu 🇺🇬 Uganda and 1 moreBantu-speaking farmers of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda About 1.6 million, Bantu St. Lawrence Iroquoians 🇨🇦 Canada and 1 moreIroquoian farmers and fishers of the St. Lawrence River valley, vanished by 1600 Historical, Iroquoian Sisseton Wahpeton OyateSkiskiṭuŋwaŋ Waȟpéthuŋwaŋ Oyáte 🇺🇸 United StatesDakota people of the Lake Traverse Reservation in South Dakota About 12,000, Siouan Sangirsuku Sangir 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreFishing and farming people of the Sangihe Islands and southern Mindanao About 600,000, Austronesian SirionóMiá 🇧🇴 BoliviaForest-dwelling people of northern Bolivia, known for matrilineal families About 782, Tupí-Guaraní Batinsuku bangsa Batin 🇮🇩 IndonesiaA matrilineal Malay group of the Jambi interior in Sumatra About 72,000, Austronesian Patwin 🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern Wintun people of California's Sacramento Valley About 3,000, Penutian Khamseh 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of five partly nomadic tribes in southwestern Iran Shabankara 🇮🇷 IranA confederation of herding and warrior tribes in medieval Fars, Iran Historical Banu Amir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreAn ancient Arab tribal confederation from Najd and Hejaz, now dispersed Historical, Semitic MatisMatsë 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of western Brazil's Vale do Javari, known for hunting and body art About 457, Panoan Patamona 🇬🇾 Guyana and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Pakaraima Mountains in Guyana and northern Brazil About 6,000, Cariban RoteneseSuku Rote 🇮🇩 IndonesiaNative people of Rote Island and West Timor, known for weaving and farming About 239,000, Austronesian Jebala 🇲🇦 MoroccoMountain tribal confederation of northwest Morocco About 1.3 million, Maghrebi Arabic (Pre-Hilalian Arabic) Bajo 🇵🇭 Philippines and 3 moreSeafaring Austronesian people of Maritime Southeast Asia About 1.3 million, Austronesian Zakhchin 🇲🇳 MongoliaOirat-descended group in Khovd Province, Mongolia About 33,000, Mongolic Kamboj 🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreAgrarian community found in India and Pakistan, also known as Kamboh About 550,000 BauziSuku Bauzi 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCrocodile-hunting people of the Mamberamo River in Papua, Indonesia About 2,000 Saraguro 🇪🇨 EcuadorKichwa-speaking Indigenous people of the southern Ecuadorian Andes About 30,000, Quechua Potiguara 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Paraíba, Brazil, known as 'shrimp-eaters' About 18,000 Inari Sámianarâšah 🇫🇮 FinlandIndigenous Sámi of the Lake Inari region in northern Finland About 900, Sámi (Uralic) KoruboDslala 🇧🇷 BrazilPanoan-speaking people living in voluntary isolation in Brazil's Amazon About 127, Panoan Xakriabá 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Gê people of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a history of resistance About 9,000, Macro-Ge (formerly); now Portuguese (Indo-European) Karitiana 🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Indigenous group living in the western Amazon of Brazil About 333, Arikém MachinereManchineri 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Arawakan people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru About 1,000, Arawakan Otavalo 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous Andean people known for weaving and vibrant markets in northern Ecuador About 50,000, Quechuan (Kichwa); formerly Barbacoan (Cara)
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