World's Indigenous Peoples

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Indigenous Peoples of Europe

Europe, Asia, Africa, and Oceania, etc.

European Folk Tales

Basque Nation

Putting Minority Languages on the Map!
(GeoNative - Ongi etorri GeoNative gunera!)

Buber's Basque Page
(Buberen Euskal Orrialdera)

Euskal Herria

Romani
(Tsigani/Cigano/Zigeuner/Gypsies)

Russia

(40 Indigenous Groups)

1. Aleuts

2. Alyutors

3. Chelkans

4. Chukchi

5. Chulyms

6. Chuvans

7. Dolgans

8. Enets

9. Eskimo

10. Evenks

11. Evens

12. Itelmens

13. Kamchadals

14. Kereks

15. Kets

16. Khants

17. Koryaks

18. Kumandins

19. Mansi

20. Nanais

21. Negidals

22. Nenets

23. Nganasans

24. Nivkhi

25. Orochi

26. Oroki

27. Saami

28. Selkups

29. Shors

30. Soyots

31. Taz

32. Telengits

33. Teleuts

34. Tofalar

35. Tubalar Peoples

36. Tuvinian-Todzhins

37. Udege

38. Ulchi

39. Veps

40. Yukagirs

Saami of Scandanavia
(Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia)

Indigenous Peoples of Africa

African Folk Tales

Authentic African Art

Ba-Benjelle Pygmies
(Central Africa)

Bantu Languages
Berbers (French)
Bororo (Niger)
Bushmsen (Botswana)
Copts (Egypt)
Danakils (Ethiopia)
El molo (Kenya)
Hadza (Tanzania)
Himba (Namibia)
Karimojong (Sudan)
Maasai (Sopa! Habarino!)

Rashaida
Samburu
San (Namibia)
Tuareg (Sahara)
Wodaabe

Other African Sites

Indigenous Peoples of Asia/Middle East

Asian Folk Tales

Ainu (Japan)

Arabic Literature

Azerbaijani (Azerbaijan)
Bajau (Philippines)
Bakhtiari (Iran)
Bedouin

Kafir/Nuristanis (Pakistan)
Kazakhs (Mongolia)
Kurds (Kurdistan)
Labakhis (Tibet/Bhutan)

Kalash Literature

"Brargini, doy tazim"


Mons (Burma/Thailand)

Highland Tribes
of Thailand

Karens (Thailand)
Lua (Thailand)

Newar (Nepal)
Pashtun (Afghanistan)
Hmong (Burma)
Igorots/Ifugao (Philippines)

Origins of the Kazaks and the Ozbeks

Persian Literature

Qashqai (Iran)
Sabah/Dusum (Kadazan)
Turkmen (Turkmenistan)
Tuvans
Veddas (Sri Lanka)
Yoruk (Turkey)

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Indigenous Peoples of Taiwan

Malayo-Polynesian

Indigenous Peoples of China

(56 Indigenous Groups
67 million people
7% of population)

Minorities Shown Left to Right Descending by Population List of ethnic groups in China
Minority	Population	Minority	Population	Minority	Population	Minority	Population
Han	1,136,703,824	Zhuang	15,555,800	Manchu	8,846,800	Hui	8,612,000
Miao	7,383,600	Uygur	7,207,000	Yi	6,578,500	Tujia	5,725,000
Mongolian	4,802,400	Tibetan	4,593,100	Bouyei	2,548,300	Dong	2,506,800
Yao	2,137,000	Korean	1,923,400	Bai	1,598,100	Hani	1,254,800
Li	1,112,500	Kazakh	1,110,800	Dai	1,025,400	She	634,700
Lisu	574,600	Gelao	438,200	Lahu	411,500	Dongxiang	373,700
Wa	352,000	Shui	347,100	Naxi	277,800	Qiang	198,600
Du	192,600	Xibe	172,900	Mulam	160,600	Kirgiz	143,500
Daur	121,500	Jingpo	119,300	Salar	87,500	Bulang	82,400
Maonan	72,400	Tajik	33,200	Pumi	29,700	Achang	27,700
Nu	27,200	Ewenki	26,400	Jing	18,700	Jino	18,000
De'ang	15,500	Uzbek	14,800	Russian	13,500	Yugur	12,300
Bonan	11,700	Menba	7,500	Oroqin	7,000	Drung	5,800
Tatar	5,100	Hezhen	4,300	Gaoshan	2.900	Lhoba	2,300

Indigenous Peoples of Tibet

Indigenous Peoples of India

Folk Tales of India

(53 Indigenous Groups)

Banjara
Bondo
Gaduliya Lohars
Naga
Nilgiri
Toda

Other Asian Sites

Asian Studies
Central Asia
Southeast Asia

Indigenous Peoples of Oceania

Aborigines (Australia)

Aga (Bali)
Asmat (New Guinea)
Batak (Sumatra)

Banaba

Dani (Indonesia)
Kanaka (New Caledonia)
Iban (Sarawak)
Kanak (New Caledonia)

Maori (New Zealand)

Marquesans (Polynesia)
Penan (Sarawak)

Solomon Islanders

Tasmanians
Timorese (East Timor)
Tokelauan (Cook Island)
Tolai (Papua New Guinea)

Other Oceania Sites

Cook Islands
Polynesia

Stories from the Carribbean

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Compiled by: Glenn Welker

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