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Revision as of 15:40, 26 August 2008
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United States and Canada
Ethnographers commonly classify indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada into ten geographical regions with shared cultural traits (called cultural areas). The following list groups peoples by their region of origin, followed by the current location. See the individual article on each tribe or First Nation for a history of their movements. See the List of Native American Tribal Entities for the United States' official list of recognized Native American tribes. The regions are:
Arctic
Subarctic
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California
Northeast Woodlands
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Great Basin
- Bannock
- Chemehuevi
- Gosiute Utah
- Kawaiisu
- Koso (Panamint)
- Mono
- Owen's Valley (Native Americans)
- Northern Paiute California, Nevada, Oregon [Burns-Paiute], Arizona
- Southern Paiute (Kaibab)
- Paviotso
- Pima
- Shoshone (Shoshoni) Nevada, Wyoming, California
- Timbisha
- Tohono O'odham
- Ute Utah, Colorado
- Washo Nevada, California
Plateau
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Northwest Coast
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Plains
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Southeast
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Southwest
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Latin America and the Caribbean
The indigenous peoples of Central and South America are generally classified by language, environment, and cultural similarities.
Caribbean
Mesoamerica
- Nahua
- Cora people
- Lenca
- Maya
- Mazatec
- Mixtec
- Olmec
- Otomi
- Pipil
- Tarascan (P'urhépecha)
- Tlapanec
- Xinca
- Zapotec
Aridoamerica
- Aripes
- Acaxees
- Callejees
- Catujanes
- Chichimeca
- Cochimí
- Cocapás
- Guaycunes
- Guaycuras
- Huastec
- Huichol
- Irritila
- Janambre
- Monquis
- Ópata
- Pericúes (Pericu)
- Seri
- Tamaholipa
- Tarahumara
- Tepehuán
- Uchitíes
- Ximpece
- Xiximes
Andean
Sub-Andean
Western Amazon
- Amahuaca
- Bora People
- Candoshi
- Flecheiro
- Huaorani
- Kanamari
- Korubu
- Kugapakori-Nahua
- Kulina
- Machiguenga
- Marubo
- Mashco-Piro
- Matis
- Matses
- Mayoruna
- Sharpas
- Shipibo
- Tsohom Djapá
- Ticuna
- Tukanoan
- Witoto
- Yaminahua
- Yagua
- Yora
Central Amazon
Eastern and Southern Amazon
Gran Chaco
- Abipon (verdwenen)
- Angaite (Angate)
- Ayore (Morotoco, Moro, Zamuco)
- Chamacoco (Ishiro)
- Chané
- Chiquitano (Chiquito, Tarapecosi)
- Chorote
- Manjuy (Iyo'wujwa Chorote)
- Iyojwa'ja Chorote
- Chulupí (Chulupe, Nivaclé, Ashluslay, Guentusé)
- Guana (Kaskihá)
- Guaraní
- Bolivian Guarani
- Chiriguano
- Guarayo (East Bolivian Guarani)
- Chiripá (Tsiripá, Ava)
- Pai Tavytera (Pai, Montese, Ava)
- Tapieté (Ñandeva)
- Yuqui (Bia)
- Bolivian Guarani
- Mbayá (Kadiweu, Caduveo, Guaycurú)
- Lengua (tribe) (Enxet)
- North Lengua (Eenthlit)
- South Lengua
- Lulé (Pelé, Tonocoté)
- Maca (Towolhi)
- Mocoví (Mocobí)
- Pilagá (Pilage Toba)
- Sanapana (Quiativis)
- Toba (Qom, Frentones)
- Vilela
- Wichí (Mataco)
Southern Cone
- Araucanian (Mapuche)
- Chaná (extinct)
- Chandule (Chandri)
- Charrúa
- Chono (extinct)
- Comechingon (Henia-Camiare)
- Haush (Manek'enk, Mánekenk, Aush)
- Het (Querandí) (extinct)
- Chechehet
- Didiuhet
- Taluhet
- Huarpe (Warpes) (extinct)
- Allentiac (Alyentiyak)
- Millcayac (Milykayak)
- Oico
- Kaweshkar (Alacaluf, Halakwulup)
- Mbeguá (extinct)
- Minuane (extinct)
- Puelche (Guenaken, Pampa) (extinct)
- Tehuelche
- Künün-a-Güna (Gennakenk, Gennaken, Noordelijke Tehuelche)
- Küwach-a-Güna
- Mecharnúekenk
- Aónikenk (Zuidelijke Tehuelche)
- Selk'nam (Ona)
- Yamana or Yaghan
- Yaro (Jaro)
Languages
- For a general discussion, see Indigenous languages of the Americas
- For a grouping of languages by culture area, see Category:Indigenous languages of the Americas.