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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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CofánAʼi 🇪🇨 Ecuador and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Ecuadorian and Colombian Amazon, known for rainforest stewardship About 2,000 Tiriyótarëno 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Cariban-speaking people of northern Brazil, Suriname, and Guyana About 4,000, Cariban Aikanã 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Rondônia, western Amazonian lowlands About 350 Qiniq 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe, founders of the Seljuk dynasty Historical, Turkic KamayuráKamaiurá 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu, central Brazil About 604, Tupi–Guarani Piegan BlackfeetPiikáni 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreLargest group of the Blackfeet Confederacy in Montana and Alberta About 105,000, Algonquian Wai-waiWaiwai 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreForest-dwelling Cariban people of southern Guyana and northern Brazil About 3,000, Cariban Pataxó 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Bahia, Brazil, reviving their language and culture About 12,000 TesuqueTeˀtsʼúgéh Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community near Santa Fe, New Mexico About 800, Tanoan Achomawi 🇺🇸 United StatesNine bands of the Pit River tribe in northeastern California About 2,000, Palaihnihan, possibly Hokan phylum Banu Hanifa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreSedentary Arab tribe of central Arabia, founders of early Riyadh Semitic KaroSuku Batak Karo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland farming people of North Sumatra with strong clan traditions About 1.2 million, Austronesian YuebanÖrpün 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 2 moreEarly Turkic people of Zhetysu, descended from the Northern Xiongnu Historical, Turkic Banu Taym 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 9 moreA Qurayshite Arab clan with roots in Mecca, now spread across the Middle East Semitic Washoewa·šiw 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada About 2,000, Language isolate SihasapaSihásapa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Lakota division living on the Great Plains, now at Standing Rock and Cheyenne River Siouan Bani Shaiba 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaCustodians of the Kaaba keys in Mecca for centuries Afro-Asiatic Toba BatakBatak Toba 🇮🇩 IndonesiaLargest Batak group centered on Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia About 4 million, Austronesian Bani Yas 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates and 1 moreA major tribal confederation of Najdi origin in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar About 6,000 ChamacocoIshír 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Gran Chaco, with river and forest traditions About 2,000, Zamucoan Bora 🇵🇪 Peru and 2 moreForest people of the Amazon between the Napo, Putumayo, and Caquetá rivers About 2,000, Bora–Witoto (proposed) Ese EjjaEce'je 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreIndigenous people of the southwestern Amazon in Bolivia and Peru About 2,000, Tacanan BidayuhSuku Dayak Bidayuh 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreIndigenous people of southern Sarawak and northern West Kalimantan, Borneo About 288,000, Austronesian MuraBuxwaray 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the central and eastern Amazon in Brazil About 18,000 Banu Bakr 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia Semitic Enawene NaweEnawenê-nawê 🇧🇷 BrazilGrowers and fishers of Mato Grosso, Brazil, who do not eat red meat About 737, Arawakan ApiacáApiaká 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of northern Mato Grosso and Pará, Brazil About 850, Tupi–Guarani UmatillaImatalamłáma 🇺🇸 United StatesSahaptin-speaking people of the Columbia Plateau in the Pacific Northwest Sahaptin (Penutian family) Varisci 🇩🇪 Germany and 1 moreA Germanic people of the Roman-era Danube frontier Historical Middle jüzОрта жүз 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan and 1 moreA major tribal confederation of Kazakhs in central and eastern Kazakhstan PenobscotPαnawάhpskewi 🇺🇸 United StatesWabanaki people of Maine, living along the Penobscot River About 2,000, Algonquian Kalapalo 🇧🇷 BrazilFishers and farmers of Brazil's Upper Xingu region About 669, Cariban SumbawaTau Samawa 🇮🇩 IndonesiaRice farmers and herders of western and central Sumbawa Island, Indonesia About 477,000, Austronesian Cherokee NationᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Tsalagihi Ayeli) 🇺🇸 United StatesLargest federally recognized Cherokee tribe in the United States, based in Oklahoma About 466,000 Tsáchila 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous people of Ecuador known for their red achiote hair and healing traditions About 3,000, Barbacoan Jakun 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreIndigenous people of southern Malaysia, known for their forest traditions About 32,000, Malayo-Polynesian ChiquitanoMonkóx 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Chiquitania savanna in eastern Bolivia and Brazil About 89,000, possibly Macro-Jê Adai 🇺🇸 United StatesA Southeastern Woodlands people of Louisiana and Texas, now merged with the Caddo Historical, Unclassified; possibly a language isolate Lugbara 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreFarmers and herders of Uganda and the Congo, known for guineafowl and rich traditions About 2.1 million, Central Sudanic Pocomtuc 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreFarmers and fishers of the Connecticut River Valley in western Massachusetts Historical, Algonquian WapishanaWapichana 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Arawakan people of northern Brazil and southern Guyana About 16,000, Arawakan Guarayos 🇧🇴 BoliviaFarmers and forest dwellers of eastern Bolivia's lowlands About 12,000, Tupían LaniSuku Timorini 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous people of Central and Highland Papua, known for their koteka traditions About 200,000 Mojeño 🇧🇴 BoliviaIndigenous people of Bolivia's Llanos de Mojos and Mamoré River region About 42,000, Arawakan Cook Islands Māori 🇳🇿 New Zealand and 1 moreIndigenous Polynesian people of the Cook Islands, now mostly living in New Zealand and Australia About 110,000, Austronesian, Eastern Polynesian Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic ChemehueviNüwüvi 🇺🇸 United StatesSouthernmost branch of the Southern Paiute in the Great Basin deserts About 1,000, Uto-Aztecan (Numic branch) Palikur 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreArawak-speaking riverine people of Amapá and French Guiana About 2,000, Arawakan
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