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Kabila

Settled farming

Fields, terraces, orchards and paddies worked year after year. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

Sicels 🇮🇹 ItalyIron Age tribe of eastern Sicily known for their language and cults Historical, Indo-European Thuringi 🇩🇪 Germany and 2 moreA Germanic people of early medieval Central Germany Historical AcehneseUreueng Acèh 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 1 moreAustronesian Muslim people native to Aceh, northern Sumatra About 4 million, Austronesian (Aceh–Chamic branch of Malayo-Polynesian) PotawatomiBodéwadmi 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreKeepers of the fire in the Great Lakes and Plains, with many recognized bands today About 43,000, Algonquian OnondagaOnoñdaʼgegáʼ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreCentral nation of the Haudenosaunee, known as the Keepers of the Fire About 3,000, Iroquoian 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 Baganda 🇺🇬 UgandaLargest ethnic group of Uganda, organized by clans in the Buganda kingdom About 7 million, Bantu Nez Percenimíipuu 🇺🇸 United StatesPlateau people of Idaho known for salmon fishing and Appaloosa horses About 4,000, Sahaptian (Plateau Penutian) 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 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 OsageWazhazhe 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Great Plains, now based in Oklahoma About 28,000, Siouan GarifunaGarínagu 🇭🇳 Honduras and 5 moreAfro-Indigenous people of Caribbean origin living in Central America and the US About 400,000, Arawakan MakassarTu-Mangkasaraʼ 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 5 moreSeafaring rice farmers and traders of southern Sulawesi, Indonesia About 2.8 million, Austronesian Banu Qurayza 🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaA Jewish tribe of Yathrib (Medina) in pre-Islamic and early Islamic Arabia Historical Kewa PuebloKewa 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Keresan Minaeans 🇾🇪 Yemen and 4 moreAncient traders and kingdom-builders of northwest Yemen Historical Baggaraعرب البقارة 🇸🇩 Sudan and 6 moreNomadic cattle herders of the Sahel between Lake Chad and the Nile About 6 million, Afro-Asiatic, Semitic San Felipe PuebloKatishtya 🇺🇸 United StatesA Keres-speaking Pueblo community along the Rio Grande in New Mexico About 3,000, Keresan BaduyUrang Baduy / Urang Kanékés 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous Sundanese in Banten, known for voluntary isolation and tradition About 10,000, Austronesian CochitiKotyit 🇺🇸 United StatesKeres-speaking Pueblo people of northern New Mexico About 528, Language isolate Jemez PuebloWalatowa 🇺🇸 United StatesPueblo people of northern New Mexico, known for running and Towa language About 2,000, Tanoan Swedessvear 🇸🇪 SwedenNorth Germanic tribe of Svealand, central Sweden Historical, North Germanic Santa Clara PuebloKhaˀpʼoe Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo on the Rio Grande, famed for black and red pottery About 930 Kayı 🇹🇷 Turkey and 3 moreAn Oghuz Turkic tribe with roots in Turkey and Turkmenistan Turkic Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian OmahaUmoⁿhoⁿ 🇺🇸 United StatesPlains tribe of Nebraska and Iowa with a long history of trade and adaptation About 6,000, Siouan (Dhegihan branch) Latgalians 🇱🇻 LatviaAn ancient Baltic tribe of eastern Latvia, core ancestors of modern Latvians Historical, Baltic 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 Banu Hilal 🇪🇬 Egypt and 7 moreArab tribal confederation from Najd, known for their 11th-century migration to North Africa About 250,000, Semitic Okjeo옥저 🇰🇵 North KoreaAncient tribal communities of northern Korea, known for farming and village chiefs Historical, Puyŏ languages BarghawataBuṛɣwaṭa 🇲🇦 MoroccoBerber confederation of 29 tribes on Morocco's Atlantic coast, 8th–11th centuries Historical ChiricahuaNde 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreApache people of the US Southwest and northern Mexico About 4,000, Southern Athabaskan 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 Afshar 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreOghuz Turkic tribe found mainly in Iran and Turkey, known for nomadic traditions About 342,000, Turkic Barlas 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 8 moreA Mongol-origin tribe that became influential in Central Asia and beyond Historical, Turkic, Mongolic, Iranian DaniHubula 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland farmers of the Baliem Valley in Papua, Indonesia About 651,000 KayapoMebêngôkre 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Brazil's Xingu River basin, known for activism and body art About 12,000, Jê BororoBoe 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of central Brazil, known for circular villages and matrilineal clans About 2,000, Borôroan (Macro-Ge) Ghilji 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 1 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of Afghanistan and Pakistan Indo-Iranian BanjarUrang Banjar 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 4 moreIndigenous people of South Kalimantan, Indonesia, with a rich river-based heritage About 5.7 million, Austronesian DakotaDakȟóta Oyáte 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreSioux-speaking people of the northern Plains, with many bands across the US and Canada About 20,000, Siouan-Catawban Banu Nadir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreA Jewish tribe of northern Arabia, expelled from Medina in the 7th century Historical, Semitic Sanhaja 🇲🇦 Morocco and 9 moreA historic Berber confederation spread across North and West Africa Afro-Asiatic
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Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.