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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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PawneeChatiks si Chatiks 🇺🇸 United StatesMatrilineal Plains people now based in Oklahoma, known for earth lodges and buffalo hunts About 7,000, Caddoan NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan Tribe of Levi 🇮🇱 IsraelPriestly tribe of ancient Israel, known for religious and temple duties Historical Lisuꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibeto-Burman people of the mountains in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India About 1.4 million, Tibeto-Burman Curonians 🇱🇻 Latvia and 4 moreA Baltic tribe of warriors and sailors from the shores of Latvia and Lithuania Historical Ovambo 🇳🇦 Namibia and 1 moreLargest ethnic group of Namibia, also in southern Angola About 2.2 million, Bantu KalenjinBiikap Kuutiit 🇰🇪 Kenya and 4 moreA cluster of Nilotic-speaking peoples of Kenya's Rift Valley and beyond About 7.5 million, Southern Nilotic (Nilo-Saharan) Sicels 🇮🇹 ItalyIron Age tribe of eastern Sicily known for their language and cults Historical, Indo-European Melanesians 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 6 moreIndigenous peoples of Melanesia from New Guinea to Fiji About 71,000 MadureseOrèng Mâdhurâ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCattle herders and satay makers from Madura Island and eastern Java About 7.2 million, Austronesian KorowaiKolufo-yanop, Klufo-fyumanop 🇮🇩 IndonesiaTreehouse-dwelling horticulturalists of southeastern Papua, Indonesia About 4,000, Trans–New Guinea (Awyu–Dumut family) KhalkhaХалха 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 15 moreLargest subgroup of Mongols, central to Mongolia's history and culture About 2.7 million, Mongolic Tupi 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous peoples of coastal and central Brazil, known for their deep cultural legacy About 16,000, Tupian Parisii 🇫🇷 FranceIron Age Gallic tribe of the Seine, origin of the name Paris Historical, Celtic 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 Thuringi 🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA Germanic people of early medieval Central Germany Historical Scordisci 🇷🇸 Serbia and 2 moreA mixed people of the central Balkans, active from the 3rd to 1st century BC Historical AcehneseUreueng Acèh 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreAustronesian Muslim people native to Aceh, northern Sumatra About 4 million, Austronesian (Aceh–Chamic branch of Malayo-Polynesian) OnondagaOnoñdaʼgegáʼ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCentral nation of the Haudenosaunee, known as the Keepers of the Fire About 3,000, Iroquoian Nez Percenimíipuu 🇺🇸 United StatesPlateau people of Idaho known for salmon fishing and Appaloosa horses About 4,000, Sahaptian (Plateau Penutian) Baganda 🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom About 7 million, Bantu IbanDayak Iban 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 2 moreDayak people of northwestern Borneo, known for longhouses and weaving About 740,000, Austronesian Tribe of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן (Binyāmīn) 🇮🇱 IsraelAncient Israelite tribe between Judah and Ephraim, famed for warriors and King Saul Historical, Semitic Kvenkvääni / kainu 🇳🇴 NorwayA Balto-Finnic minority rooted in northern Norway’s fjords and valleys About 15,000, Balto-Finnic Tribe of Naphtali 🇮🇱 IsraelA northern tribe of ancient Israel, known for its swift warriors and lost after exile Historical Tribe of Ephraim 🇮🇱 IsraelA leading tribe of ancient Israel, later counted among the Ten Lost Tribes Historical, Semitic ChamorroChamoru 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreIndigenous people of the Mariana Islands, mainly Guam and Northern Marianas About 168,000, Austronesian Tribe of Dan 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreAncient Israelite tribe known for migration and seafaring Historical Torres Strait Islanders 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeafaring Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, Australia About 82,000, Pama-Nyungan (Kalaw Lagaw Ya), Eastern Trans-Fly (Meriam Mir AsmatSuku Asmat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaWoodcarvers of the tidal swamps and rainforests of South Papua About 110,000, Trans–New Guinea Tribe of Simeon 🇮🇱 Israel and 2 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe once settled in the southwest of Canaan Historical GarifunaGarínagu 🇭🇳 Honduras and 5 moreAfro-Indigenous people of Caribbean origin living in Central America and the US About 400,000, Arawakan OsageWazhazhe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Great Plains, now based in Oklahoma About 28,000, Siouan Silures 🇬🇧 United KingdomAncient tribal confederation of south-east Wales Historical Ripuarian Franks 🇩🇪 Germany and 3 moreA Frankish group settled around Cologne on the Rhine after the Roman Empire Historical MakassarTu-Mangkasaraʼ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSeafaring rice farmers and traders of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia About 2.8 million, Austronesian Tribe of Reubenרְאוּבֵן 🇯🇴 Jordan and 3 moreAn ancient Israelite tribe east of the Jordan River Historical, Semitic Minaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen Historical Kawésqar 🇨🇱 Chile and 1 moreSeafaring Indigenous people of Chilean Patagonia About 2,000 Banu Qurayza 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA Jewish tribe of Yathrib (Medina) in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabia Historical San Felipe PuebloKatishtya 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community along the Rio Grande in New Mexico About 3,000, Keresan ZenataIznaten 🇲🇦 Morocco and 5 moreA major Berber tribal confederation of the Maghreb, once nomadic and semi-nomadic Historical, Afro-Asiatic (Berber branch) Kewa PuebloKewa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Keresan CharrúaCharrua 🇺🇾 Uruguay and 2 moreSemi-nomadic Indigenous people of Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil About 159,000 Tribe of Gad 🇮🇱 Israel and 1 moreA tribe of ancient Israel settled east of the Jordan River Historical Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic Udegeудиэ / удиһе 🇷🇺 Russia and 1 moreHunters and fishers of the Ussuri and Amur river regions in Russia About 2,000, Tungusic
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