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Towns and wage work

City life, paid work and enterprises run by the people. These are the peoples whose sources describe this way of living.

Samoanstagata Sāmoa 🇼🇸 Samoa and 11 moreIndigenous Polynesians of the Samoan Islands, united by language and tradition About 750,000, Polynesian TuscaroraSkarù·ręʔ 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreIroquoian people, sixth nation of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy About 17,000, Iroquoian PojoaquePʼohsu̧wä̧geh Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 2,000, Tanoan Afshar 🇮🇷 Iran and 2 moreOghuz Turkic tribe found mainly in Iran and Turkey, known for nomadic traditions About 342,000, Turkic Santa Ana PuebloTamaya 🇺🇸 United StatesKeres-speaking Pueblo community in the Rio Grande valley of New Mexico About 673, Keresan Banu Nadir 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreA Jewish tribe of northern Arabia, expelled from Medina in the 7th century Historical, Semitic 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 Ghilji 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 1 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of Afghanistan and Pakistan Indo-Iranian Manghudмангуд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 5 moreA Mongol-origin tribe known for founding the Nogai Horde and Manghit dynasty Mongolic Ho-ChunkHoocąk 🇺🇸 United StatesSiouan-speaking Native people of Wisconsin and Nebraska, known for effigy mounds About 12,000, Siouan Banu Khazraj 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA South Arabian Arab tribe settled in Medina, known as early supporters of Muhammad Semitic CaddoHasí꞉nay 🇺🇸 United StatesDescendants of mound builders from the Piney Woods of the southern United States About 6,000, Caddoan Jicarilla ApacheJicarilla Dindéi 🇺🇸 United StatesSeminomadic Apache people of northern New Mexico and southern Colorado About 3,000, Southern Athabaskan WaoraniWao 🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous people of Ecuador's Amazon, some living in voluntary isolation About 4,000, Language isolate TobaQom 🇦🇷 Argentina and 2 moreA major Indigenous people of the Gran Chaco, Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia About 129,000, Guaicuruan Oglala LakotaOglála Lakhóta Oyáte 🇺🇸 United StatesLakota people living mainly on Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota About 47,000, Siouan Durrani 🇦🇫 Afghanistan and 3 moreA major Pashtun tribal confederation of southern Afghanistan and Pakistan About 8.2 million, Indo-Iranian Mentawaisuku Mentawai 🇮🇩 IndonesiaRainforest islanders of the Mentawai Islands, known for tattoos and Arat Sabulungan beliefs About 64,000, Austronesian PicurisP'įwweltha 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tiwa-speaking pueblo in northern New Mexico, known for micaceous pottery About 83, Kiowa-Tanoan MenomineeMamaceqtaw 🇺🇸 United StatesA Native nation rooted in Wisconsin, known for wild rice and forest stewardship About 9,000, Algonquian Betawisuku Betawi 🇮🇩 IndonesiaCreole people of Jakarta with a rich blend of Indonesian and foreign roots About 7 million, Austronesian Pequot 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Connecticut, known for survival and revival after near-destruction About 2,000, Algonquian Banu Qaynuqa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 1 moreJewish tribe of merchants in early Medina, expelled in the 7th century Historical KawKaáⁿze 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Kansas and Oklahoma, known as the "People of the South Wind" About 4,000, Siouan-Catawban QuapawOgáxpa 🇺🇸 United StatesDhegiha Siouan people from the lower Mississippi and Arkansas River region About 6,000, Dhegiha Siouan IowaBáxoje 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Midwest, now in Kansas, Nebraska, and Oklahoma About 3,000, Siouan-Catawban HunkpapaHúŋkpapȟa 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreA Lakota division known for their role at Little Bighorn and life at Standing Rock About 571, Siouan Iteso 🇺🇬 Uganda and 2 moreNilotic farmers and herders of eastern Uganda and western Kenya About 2.8 million, Nilotic Kalina 🇻🇪 Venezuela and 5 moreIndigenous people of the northern coast of South America About 45,000, Cariban Mandarsuku Mandar 🇮🇩 IndonesiaSeafaring and farming people of West Sulawesi, Indonesia About 1 million, Austronesian (South Sulawesi languages, Malayo-Polynesian br Ayoreo 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreNomadic hunter-gatherers of the Gran Chaco, some still living in voluntary isolation About 6,000, Zamucoan Meena 🇮🇳 IndiaA large adivasi community of Rajasthan and nearby states, known for Mandana art About 5 million PassamaquoddyPeskotomuhkati 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreNative people of Maine and New Brunswick, known for fishing and the Wabanaki Confederacy About 4,000, Algonquian Minahasansuku Minahasa 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 7 moreAustronesian people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, known for their Christian heritage About 1.4 million, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch) Alchon Huns 🇮🇳 India and 3 moreNomadic conquerors of Central Asia and northern India in late antiquity Historical Pomo 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of northern California, known for basketry and diverse languages About 10,000, Pomoan (Kulanapan) Rashaida 🇪🇷 Eritrea and 2 moreNomadic camel herders of the Red Sea coastal plains in Sudan and Eritrea About 180,000, Afro-Asiatic YaliYali Inap 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland Papua people known for shifting cultivation and clan-based society About 49,000, Trans–New Guinea (Ngalik-Nduga and Mek subgroups) Matsés 🇵🇪 Peru and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon between the Javari and Galvez rivers About 3,000, Panoan Huna 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreCentral Asian tribes who entered India in the late 5th and early 6th centuries Historical Agrianes 🇧🇬 Bulgaria and 2 moreAncient Paeonian tribe of the Upper Strymon region Historical CatawbaYe Iswąˀ 🇺🇸 United StatesRiver people of the Carolina Piedmont, known for pottery and resilience About 3,000, Catawban TicunaMagüta 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreThe most numerous Indigenous people of the Brazilian Amazon About 75,000, Language isolate Banu Sulaym 🇱🇾 Libya and 5 moreArab tribal confederation with roots in the Hejaz, now prominent in Cyrenaica, Libya Semitic Bribri 🇨🇷 Costa Rica and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Talamanca region in Costa Rica and Panama About 12,000 Banu Makhzum 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 3 moreA leading Quraysh clan of Mecca, powerful before and during early Islam Historical Siraya 🇹🇼 TaiwanPlains indigenous people of southwest Taiwan, known for unique family customs Austronesian
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Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.