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All peoples

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

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Oglala LakotaOglála Lakhóta Oyáte 🇺🇸 United StatesLakota people living mainly on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota About 47,000, Siouan Jicarilla ApacheJicarilla Dindéi 🇺🇸 United StatesSeminomadic Apache people of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado About 3,000, Southern Athabaskan CaddoHasí꞉nay 🇺🇸 United StatesDescendants of mound builders from the Piney Woods of the southern United States About 6,000, Caddoan TobaQom 🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreA major Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia About 129,000, Guaicuruan PicurisP'įwweltha 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tiwa-speaking pueblo in northern New Mexico, known for micaceous pottery About 83, Kiowa-Tanoan WaoraniWao 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous people of Ecuador's Amazon, some living in voluntary isolation About 4,000, Language isolate Qahtanites 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreDescendants of southern Arabian tribes, rooted in Yemen and Hadhramaut Afro-Asiatic Gododdin 🇬🇧 United KingdomA Brittonic people of the Old North, famed in early Welsh poetry Historical, Celtic Betawisuku Betawi 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCreole people of Jakarta with a rich blend of Indonesian and foreign roots About 7 million, Austronesian Tribe of Joseph 🇮🇱 Israel and 5 moreA major ancient Israelite tribe later divided into Ephraim and Manasseh Historical, Semitic PirahãHíaitíihi 🇧🇷 BrazilHunter-gatherers of the Maici River in the Brazilian Amazon About 900, Mura Pequot 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Connecticut, known for survival and revival after near-destruction About 2,000, Algonquian Orang Lautsuku Laut 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSeafaring communities of the Riau Islands, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula About 420,000, Malayic MenomineeMamaceqtaw 🇺🇸 United StatesA Native nation rooted in Wisconsin, known for wild rice and forest stewardship About 9,000, Algonquian Banu Aws 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreArab tribe of Medina, allies of Muhammad known as the Ansar Historical, Semitic IowaBáxoje 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Midwest, now in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma About 3,000, Siouan-Catawban KawKaáⁿze 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Kansas and Oklahoma, known as the "People of the South Wind" About 4,000, Siouan-Catawban AmboneseOrang Ambon 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMixed Austronesian-Melanesian people of Ambon and southwest Seram, Maluku, Indonesia About 1.6 million, Austronesian Vistulans 🇵🇱 PolandEarly medieval tribe of the western Vistula valley in Lesser Poland Historical Banu Qaynuqa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreJewish tribe of merchants in early Medina, expelled in the 7th century Historical Acomaʔáák’u 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of western New Mexico, living atop a high mesa for centuries About 3,000, Keresan QuapawOgáxpa 🇺🇸 United StatesDhegiha Siouan people from the lower Mississippi and Arkansas River region About 6,000, Dhegiha Siouan Atonisuku Atoni 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreVillage-based people of Timor known for symbolic house design and duality concepts About 933,000 Semnones 🇩🇪 GermanyA major Suebi tribe of ancient Germany near the Elbe in Roman times Historical Ciboney 🇨🇺 Cuba and 2 moreWestern Taíno-related people of central Cuba, now extinct as a distinct group Historical, Arawakan Usipi 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreA Germanic people who moved along the Rhine in Roman times Historical Zo'éZo'és 🇧🇷 BrazilSemi-nomadic Tupi–Guarani people of Pará, Brazil About 315, Tupi–Guarani Dot Lake VillageKelt’aaddh Menn’ 🇺🇸 United StatesA small Alaska Native village in the Southeast Fairbanks region About 23 Banu Ifran 🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreA Zenata Berber tribe of North Africa, founders of Tlemcen and rulers in Andalusia Historical Tenggeresesuku Tengger 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHindu Javanese people of the Tengger mountains in East Java Austronesian HunkpapaHúŋkpapȟa 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Lakota division known for their role at Little Bighorn and life at Standing Rock About 571, Siouan Mandarsuku Mandar 🇮🇩 IndonesiaSeafaring and farming people of West Sulawesi, Indonesia About 1 million, Austronesian (South Sulawesi languages, Malayo-Polynesian br Meena 🇮🇳 IndiaA large adivasi community of Rajasthan and nearby states, known for Mandana art About 5 million Kalina 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreIndigenous people of the northern coast of South America About 45,000, Cariban PassamaquoddyPeskotomuhkati 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNative people of Maine and New Brunswick, known for fishing and the Wabanaki Confederacy About 4,000, Algonquian NiasOno Niha 🇮🇩 IndonesiaAustronesian people native to Nias Island, off North Sumatra, Indonesia About 1 million, Austronesian Tohono O'odham 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDesert-dwelling people of the Sonoran region in Arizona and Sonora About 30,000 Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic AsháninkaAshaninka 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreIndigenous people of the central Amazonian rainforest of Peru and Brazil About 99,000, Arawakan Ayoreo 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreNomadic hunter-gatherers of the Gran Chaco, some still living in voluntary isolation About 6,000, Zamucoan Alchon Huns 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNomadic conquerors of Central Asia and northern India in late antiquity Historical Meshwesh 🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreAncient Libyan tribe that once ruled parts of Egypt Historical Lingones 🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA Gallic people of the Langres plateau and the Po plain in ancient times Historical, Celtic Minahasansuku Minahasa 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 7 moreAustronesian people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their Christian heritage About 1.4 million, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch) Rashaida 🇪🇷 Eritrea and 2 moreNomadic camel herders of the Red Sea coastal plains in Sudan and Eritrea About 180,000, Afro-Asiatic Banu Tamim 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 11 moreA widespread Arab tribe with roots in central Arabia Semitic Khamtiတဲး ၵံးတီႈ 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreTai-speaking Buddhists of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, and China About 30,000, Tai-Kadai ApataniTani/Tanii 🇮🇳 IndiaWet rice farmers of the Ziro valley, known for sustainable land use About 44,000, Tani languages
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