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Weaving, metalwork, carving, caravans and markets. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

TorajaTo Raya 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of South Sulawesi known for elaborate funerals and tongkonan houses About 1.1 million, Austronesian SothoBasotho 🇿🇦 South Africa and 4 moreA Sotho-Tswana people of Lesotho and South Africa, known for their language and history. About 7.3 million, Bantu TswanaBatswana 🇧🇼 Botswana and 3 moreA Bantu-speaking people of Southern Africa, central to Botswana and South Africa About 7.1 million, Bantu RyukyuansUchinaanchu 🇯🇵 JapanIndigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands in southern Japan About 1.4 million, Japonic Kanak 🇳🇨 New Caledonia and 1 moreIndigenous Melanesians of New Caledonia, known for their culture and independence movement About 112,000, Austronesian (New Caledonian branch of Oceanic languages) NavajoDiné 🇺🇸 United StatesThe largest Native American nation, spanning Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah About 399,000, Athabaskan Curonians 🇱🇻 Latvia and 4 moreA Baltic tribe of warriors and sailors from the shores of Latvia and Lithuania Historical Lisuꓡꓲ‐ꓢꓴ 🇨🇳 China and 3 moreTibeto-Burman people of the mountains in China, Myanmar, Thailand, and India About 1.4 million, Tibeto-Burman MadureseOrèng Mâdhurâ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreCattle herders and satay makers from Madura Island and eastern Java About 7.2 million, Austronesian Parisii 🇫🇷 FranceIron Age Gallic tribe of the Seine, origin of the name Paris Historical, Celtic Melanesians 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea and 6 moreIndigenous peoples of Melanesia from New Guinea to Fiji About 71,000 Irish TravellersMincéirí 🇮🇪 Ireland and 3 moreA traditionally nomadic indigenous group of Ireland with a distinct language and culture About 33,000 PotawatomiBodéwadmi 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKeepers of the fire in the Great Lakes and Plains, with many recognized bands today About 43,000, Algonquian Thuringi 🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA Germanic people of early medieval Central Germany Historical OnondagaOnoñdaʼgegáʼ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCentral nation of the Haudenosaunee, known as the Keepers of the Fire About 3,000, Iroquoian AcehneseUreueng Acèh 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreAustronesian Muslim people native to Aceh, northern Sumatra About 4 million, Austronesian (Aceh–Chamic branch of Malayo-Polynesian) Nez Percenimíipuu 🇺🇸 United StatesPlateau people of Idaho known for salmon fishing and Appaloosa horses About 4,000, Sahaptian (Plateau Penutian) Kvenkvääni / kainu 🇳🇴 NorwayA Balto-Finnic minority rooted in northern Norway’s fjords and valleys About 15,000, Balto-Finnic Baganda 🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom About 7 million, Bantu 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 ChamorroChamoru 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreIndigenous people of the Mariana Islands, mainly Guam and Northern Marianas About 168,000, Austronesian MakassarTu-Mangkasaraʼ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSeafaring rice farmers and traders of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia About 2.8 million, Austronesian AsmatSuku Asmat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaWoodcarvers of the tidal swamps and rainforests of South Papua About 110,000, Trans–New Guinea Kewa PuebloKewa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Keresan San Felipe PuebloKatishtya 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community along the Rio Grande in New Mexico About 3,000, Keresan Minaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen Historical CochitiKotyit 🇺🇸 United StatesKeres-speaking Pueblo people of northern New Mexico About 528, Language isolate BaduyUrang Baduy / Urang Kanékés 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous Sundanese in Banten, known for voluntary isolation and tradition About 10,000, Austronesian Santa Clara PuebloKhaˀpʼoe Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo on the Rio Grande, famed for black and red pottery About 930 Swedessvear 🇸🇪 SwedenNorth Germanic tribe of Svealand, central Sweden Historical, North Germanic UruQhas Qut suñi 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreBuilders of floating reed islands on Lake Titicaca About 5,000, Uru–Chipaya languages, Aymaran, Spanish (Indo-European) Jemez PuebloWalatowa 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of northern New Mexico, known for running and Towa language About 2,000, Tanoan Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian Tocharians of KarasahrĀrśi 🇨🇳 ChinaAncient Indo-European people of Karasahr in the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang Historical, Indo-European Danes 🇸🇪 Sweden and 6 moreNorth Germanic tribe who founded Denmark and shaped the Viking Age Historical, North Germanic Latgalians 🇱🇻 LatviaAn ancient Baltic tribe of eastern Latvia, core ancestors of modern Latvians Historical, Baltic PojoaquePʼohsu̧wä̧geh Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Tanoan TuscaroraSkarù·ręʔ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreIroquoian people, sixth nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy About 17,000, Iroquoian Santa Ana PuebloTamaya 🇺🇸 United StatesKeres-speaking Pueblo community in the Rio Grande valley of New Mexico About 673, Keresan BanjarUrang Banjar 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreIndigenous people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a rich river-based heritage About 5.7 million, Austronesian Banu Nadir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreA Jewish tribe of northern Arabia, expelled from Medina in the 7th century Historical, Semitic Ho-ChunkHoocąk 🇺🇸 United StatesSiouan-speaking Native people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, known for effigy mounds About 12,000, Siouan Mentawaisuku Mentawai 🇮🇩 IndonesiaRainforest islanders of the Mentawai Islands, known for tattoos and Arat Sabulungan beliefs About 64,000, Austronesian CaddoHasí꞉nay 🇺🇸 United StatesDescendants of mound builders from the Piney Woods of the southern United States About 6,000, Caddoan 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 PicurisP'įwweltha 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tiwa-speaking pueblo in northern New Mexico, known for micaceous pottery About 83, Kiowa-Tanoan Orang Lautsuku Laut 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSeafaring communities of the Riau Islands, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula About 420,000, Malayic
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