Indigenous world
There are about 5000 distinct Indigenous cultures around the world. Not all of them could (yet) be presented on this map. For the one present, you can vote to show your interest in seeing them documented if we haven’t already done it !
Maasai
Population: 2 million
Kenya, Tanzania
Trad. economy: agro-pastoralism
Religion: Maasai, Christianity
Hmong
Population: 4 to 5 million
China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand
Trad. economy: agriculture
Religion: Hmong shamanism, Christianity
Kaxinawá (Huni Kuin)
Population: ±13,000
Brazil, Peru
Trad. economy: hunter-gatherers
Religion: traditional tribal religion
Inuit
Population: ±150 000
Canada, Greenland, Denmark, USA
Trad. economy: hunting, fishing
Religion: Christianity, Inuit
Navajo
Population: 399,494
United States
Trad. economy: agriculture, livestock
Religion: Christianity, Peyotism, Navajo
Kazakhs
Population: ±18 million
Kazakstans & 15 other countries
Trad. economy: all
Religion: Sunni islam
Sámi people
Population: ±100,000
Norway, Sweden, Finland & 3 more
Trad. economy: herding, fishing, trapping
Religion: Christianity, Shamanism
Tuareg people
Population: ±4.1 million
Niger, Mali, Burkina Fasp, & 2 more
Trad. economy: herding, trading
Religion: Sunni Islam
Aboriginal Australians
Population: ±760,000
Australia (especially Northern Territory)
Trad. economy: hunting, fishing
Religion: Christianity, others
Huli people
Population: ±8 million
Papua New Guinea
Trad. economy: fishing, hunting
Religion: Animism, Christianity (various)
Pygmy peoples
Population: ±920,000
Congo (both), Rwanda, 3 more
Trad. economy: hunter-gatherer
Religion: Animism, Fetishism, Christianity
Northern Ndebele people
Population: ±3 million
Zimbabwe, Botswana
Trad. economy: agro-pastoralism
Religion: Christianity, Ndebele religion
Quechua people
Population: ±10 million
Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, 3 more
Trad. economy: agriculture, herding, craft
Religion: Chrisitanity, Inca mythology
Kabyle people
Population: ±6.5 million
Algeria, France
Trad. economy: all
Religion: Predominantly Islam
Kurds
Population: ±40 million
Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria, and 20 more
Trad. economy: all
Religion: Sunni Islam, Alevism, and others
Ainu people
Population: ≤200,000
Japan, Russia (Kamchatka)
Trad. economy: fishing, hunting
Religion: Animism, Ainu beliefs, Christianity
Mursi people
Population: ±12,000
Ethiopia
Trad. economy: agro-pastoralism
Religion: Animism, Christianity
Tlingit
Population: ±15,200
USA (Alaska), Canada
Trad. economy: hunter-gatherer
Religion: Christianity, Alaska native religion
Nenets
Population: ±45,000
Russia, Ukraine
Trad. economy: herding (reindeer)
Religion: Shamanism, Animism, Orthodox
Guna (Kuna) people
Population: ±50,000
Panama, Colombia
Trad. economy: agriculture, fishing, clothing
Religion: Guna religion, Christianity
Kalash people
Population: ±4,100
Pakistan
Trad economy: agriculture
Religion: Ancient Hinduism, Animism
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