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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.

Ngäbe 🇵🇦 Panama and 1 moreIndigenous people of western Panama and southern Costa Rica About 270,000, Chibchan Chitimacha 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of Louisiana's Atchafalaya Basin with a federally recognized reservation About 1,000, Language isolate (Chitimacha); others: Indo-European, Romanc HavasupaiHavsuwʼ Baaja 🇺🇸 United StatesDescendants of the Grand Canyon, known for their blue-green waters and resilience About 730, Yuman QuechanKwatsáan 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the lower Colorado River, Arizona and California About 4,000, Yuman Kubusuku bangsa Kubu 🇮🇩 IndonesiaMobile forest peoples of southeast Sumatra, Indonesia About 200,000, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian branch) HualapaiHwalbáy 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of northern Arizona, known as the 'people of the tall pines' About 2,000, Yuman–Cochimí MacushiMakuusi 🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous people of the savannahs of Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela About 43,000, Cariban Noongar 🇦🇺 AustraliaAboriginal people of southwestern Western Australia with deep ties to land and tradition About 14,000, Pama–Nyungan Qays 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreA major Arab tribal confederation of northern Arabia and the early Islamic world Historical, Semitic Western ApacheNdee (Indé) 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreApache peoples of east-central Arizona, living on several reservations About 14,000, Southern Athabaskan Nambé PuebloNa̧nbeˀ Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community in northern New Mexico About 568, Kiowa-Tanoan 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) Bali Agawong Bali Aga 🇮🇩 IndonesiaIndigenous highland communities of Bali with distinct traditions and language About 63,000, Austronesian CocopahXawiƚƚ kwñchawaay 🇺🇸 United States and 1 moreIndigenous people of the lower Colorado River in Arizona and Baja California About 1,000, Yuman SicanguSičhą́ǧu Oyáte 🇺🇸 United StatesSouthern Lakota nation centered on the Rosebud and Lower Brule Reservations Siouan Terena 🇧🇷 BrazilAgricultural Indigenous people of Brazil's Mato Grosso do Sul region About 26,000, Arawakan Anizah 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 8 moreA large Arab tribe spread across Arabia, the Levant, and Mesopotamia Semitic TonkawaTickanwa•tic 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of Oklahoma and Texas, now based in Kay County, Oklahoma About 700, Language isolate Bhumij 🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA Munda-speaking tribal group of eastern India and Bangladesh About 1 million, Austroasiatic KalispelQl̓ispé 🇺🇸 United StatesIndigenous people of the Northwest Plateau, known for their camas-based traditions About 400, Salishan Banu Kalb 🇸🇾 Syria and 7 moreA major Arab tribe of the Syrian desert and steppe, 5th–12th centuries CE Historical, Semitic MaricopaPiipaash 🇺🇸 United StatesRiver Yuman people of Arizona, known for pottery and farming About 805, Yuman Toba BatakBatak Toba 🇮🇩 IndonesiaLargest Batak group centered on Lake Toba in North Sumatra, Indonesia About 4 million, Austronesian ChamacocoIshír 🇵🇾 Paraguay and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Gran Chaco, with river and forest traditions About 2,000, Zamucoan Pataxó 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of Bahia, Brazil, reviving their language and culture About 12,000 KaroSuku Batak Karo 🇮🇩 IndonesiaHighland farming people of North Sumatra with strong clan traditions About 1.2 million, Austronesian UmatillaImatalamłáma 🇺🇸 United StatesSahaptin-speaking people of the Columbia Plateau in the Pacific Northwest Sahaptin (Penutian family) Banu Bakr 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA historic Arab tribal confederation from central and northern Arabia Semitic Banu Hanifa 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 2 moreSedentary Arab tribe of central Arabia, founders of early Riyadh Semitic TesuqueTeˀtsʼúgéh Ówîngeh 🇺🇸 United StatesA Tewa-speaking Pueblo community near Santa Fe, New Mexico About 800, Tanoan MuraBuxwaray 🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the central and eastern Amazon in Brazil About 18,000 Washoewa·šiw 🇺🇸 United StatesNative people of the Lake Tahoe region in California and Nevada About 2,000, Language isolate BidayuhSuku Dayak Bidayuh 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreIndigenous people of southern Sarawak and northern West Kalimantan, Borneo About 288,000, Austronesian ChiquitanoMonkóx 🇧🇴 Bolivia and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Chiquitania savanna in eastern Bolivia and Brazil About 89,000, possibly Macro-Jê Jakun 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 1 moreIndigenous people of southern Malaysia, known for their forest traditions About 32,000, Malayo-Polynesian Shammar 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA large Arab tribal confederation rooted in northern Arabia and Iraq About 1.5 million, Semitic Abd al-Qaysعبد القيس 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 7 moreAn ancient Arab tribe from Eastern Arabia, now found across the Gulf region Semitic Cherokee NationᏣᎳᎩᎯ ᎠᏰᎵ (Tsalagihi Ayeli) 🇺🇸 United StatesLargest federally recognized Cherokee tribe in the United States, based in Oklahoma About 466,000 PenobscotPαnawάhpskewi 🇺🇸 United StatesWabanaki people of Maine, living along the Penobscot River About 2,000, Algonquian Quileutekʷòʔlí·yot̓ 🇺🇸 United StatesSalmon fishers of the Olympic Peninsula, Washington About 808, Chimakuan Rabi'a 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 4 moreA major branch of the ancient North Arabian tribes Historical Miccosukee 🇺🇸 United StatesHitchiti-speaking people of the Everglades, related to the Seminole About 640, Muskogean 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 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 JalairЖалайр, Жалайд 🇲🇳 Mongolia and 11 moreA widespread Mongolic-origin tribe now found from Mongolia to Central Asia About 11,000 Banu Asad 🇮🇶 Iraq and 6 moreAn Arab tribe with deep roots in Iraq and a legacy tied to Karbala Semitic RejangTun Hejang / Tun Jang 🇮🇩 IndonesiaLargest indigenous group of Bengkulu, Sumatra, with Austronesian roots About 1.3 million, Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian)
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Seven peoples, once a week

Every Monday: seven peoples you may never have heard of, who they are and where they live.