Craft and trade
Weaving, metalwork, carving, caravans and markets. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.
Orang Lautsuku Laut
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreSeafaring communities of the Riau Islands, Singapore, and the Malay Peninsula
About 420,000, Malayic
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
Betawisuku Betawi
🇮🇩 IndonesiaCreole people of Jakarta with a rich blend of Indonesian and foreign roots
About 7 million, Austronesian
AmboneseOrang Ambon
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreMixed Austronesian-Melanesian people of Ambon and southwest Seram, Maluku, Indonesia
About 1.6 million, Austronesian
IowaBáxoje
🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Midwest, now in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma
About 3,000, Siouan-Catawban
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
HunkpapaHúŋkpapȟa
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Lakota division known for their role at Little Bighorn and life at Standing Rock
About 571, Siouan
Banu Ifran
🇩🇿 Algeria and 3 moreA Zenata Berber tribe of North Africa, founders of Tlemcen and rulers in Andalusia
Historical
PassamaquoddyPeskotomuhkati
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNative people of Maine and New Brunswick, known for fishing and the Wabanaki Confederacy
About 4,000, Algonquian
Meena
🇮🇳 IndiaA large adivasi community of Rajasthan and nearby states, known for Mandana art
About 5 million
Mandarsuku Mandar
🇮🇩 IndonesiaSeafaring and farming people of West Sulawesi, Indonesia
About 1 million, Austronesian (South Sulawesi languages, Malayo-Polynesian br
Minahasansuku Minahasa
🇮🇩 Indonesia and 7 moreAustronesian people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their Christian heritage
About 1.4 million, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch)
Kalina
🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreIndigenous people of the northern coast of South America
About 45,000, Cariban
Tohono O'odham
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreDesert-dwelling people of the Sonoran region in Arizona and Sonora
About 30,000
Lingones
🇫🇷 France and 1 moreA Gallic people of the Langres plateau and the Po plain in ancient times
Historical, Celtic
ApataniTani/Tanii
🇮🇳 IndiaWet rice farmers of the Ziro valley, known for sustainable land use
About 44,000, Tani languages
AtakapaIshak
🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous bands of the Gulf Coast in Louisiana and Texas
Historical, Language isolate
Wayana
🇬🇫 French Guiana and 3 moreCarib-speaking people of the Guiana highlands in Brazil, Suriname, and French Guiana
About 2,000, Cariban
Khamtiတဲး ၵံးတီႈ
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreTai-speaking Buddhists of Arunachal Pradesh, Myanmar, and China
About 30,000, Tai-Kadai
Pomo
🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of northern California, known for basketry and diverse languages
About 10,000, Pomoan (Kulanapan)
GayoUrang Gayo
🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland people of Aceh known for oral tradition and unique dances
About 337,000, Austronesian
CatawbaYe Iswąˀ
🇺🇸 United StatesRiver people of the Carolina Piedmont, known for pottery and resilience
About 3,000, Catawban
Banu Makhzum
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA leading Quraysh clan of Mecca, powerful before and during early Islam
Historical
TicunaMagüta
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreThe most numerous Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon
About 75,000, Language isolate
Yavapai
🇺🇸 United StatesHunter-gatherers of central Arizona with four distinct bands
About 2,000, Yuman (Upland Yuman branch), possibly Hokan
WayampiWajãpi
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the border forests of Brazil and French Guiana
About 2,000, Tupi–Guarani
Ngäbe
🇵🇦 Panama and 1 moreIndigenous people of western Panama and southern Costa Rica
About 270,000, Chibchan
GorontaloTawu Lo Hulontalo
🇮🇩 IndonesiaThe largest ethnic group of northern Sulawesi, known for kinship and Islamic traditions
About 1.3 million, Austronesian
AlasUkhang Alas
🇮🇩 IndonesiaRice-farming Batak people of the Alas valley in Aceh, Sumatra
About 98,000, Austronesian
Chitimacha
🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin with a federally recognized reservation
About 1,000, Language isolate (Chitimacha); others: Indo-European, Romanc
Huni Kuin
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon along rivers in Brazil and Peru
About 13,000, Panoan
Achuar
🇪🇨 Ecuador and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Pastaza and Huasaga rivers in Ecuador and Peru
About 19,000, Jivaroan
MacushiMakuusi
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of the savannahs of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela
About 43,000, Cariban
HualapaiHwalbáy
🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of northern Arizona, known as the 'people of the tall pines'
About 2,000, Yuman–Cochimí
Noongar
🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of southwestern Western Australia with deep ties to land and tradition
About 14,000, Pama–Nyungan
QuechanKwatsáan
🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the lower Colorado River, Arizona and California
About 4,000, Yuman
LampungJamma Lampung (Lampung Api), Ulun Lappung (Lampung Nyo)
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous people of southern Sumatra with coastal and interior clans
About 2.5 million, Lampungic (Malayo-Polynesian branch)
Yawalapiti
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Arawakan-speaking people of Brazil's Upper Xingu region
About 309, Arawakan
SumbaTau Humba
🇮🇩 IndonesiaAustronesian people of Sumba Island, Indonesia, known for Marapu beliefs and megalithic tombs
About 659,000, Austronesian
Nambé PuebloNa̧nbeˀ Ówîngeh
🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico
About 568, Kiowa-Tanoan
Kuikuro
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Upper Xingu River in Brazil
About 653, Cariban
Terena
🇧🇷 BrazilAgricultural Indigenous people of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul region
About 26,000, Arawakan
SicanguSičhą́ǧu Oyáte
🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern Lakota nation centered on the Rosebud and Lower Brule Reservations
Siouan
Bali Agawong Bali Aga
🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous highland communities of Bali with distinct traditions and language
About 63,000, Austronesian
DeceangliTegeingl
🇬🇧 United KingdomCeltic tribe of ancient Britain near the Clwydian Range
Historical
Western ApacheNdee (Indé)
🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreApache peoples of east-central Arizona, living on several reservations
About 14,000, Southern Athabaskan