in the AMERICAS

• Buffalo River Dene Nation
• Lakota (Dakota or Sioux Indians)
• Mapuche
• Nahuals del Alto Balsas
• Nuxálk

in AFRICA The Dene are a group of First Nations that live in the Arctic regions of Canada. ... The Lakota (IPA: ) (also Lakhota, Teton, Titonwon) are a Native American tribe. ... Mapuche (Mapudungun; Che, People + Mapu, of the Land) are the original Amerindian inhabitants of Central and Southern Chile and Southern Argentina. ... The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. ... The Nuxálk (pronounced Nu-halk) (also referred to as the Nuxalk, or Bella Coola) are a First Nation in Canada, living in the area in and around Bella Coola, British Columbia. ...

• Cabinda
• Batwa (Pygmies)
• Maasai
• Ogoni
• Oromo
• Somaliland
• Southern Cameroons
• Vhavenda
• Zanzibar

in ASIA Map of Angola, highlighting Cabinda Cabinda is a small territory, currently administered as an exclave of Angola, resulting from the fusion of three kingdoms: Ngoyo, Loango and Cacongo. ... The Twa are a pygmy people, of short stature, who were the oldest recorded inhabitants of an area in central Africa that now comprises the nations of Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. ... A Maasai tribesman The Maasai or Masai, an indigenous African tribe of semi-nomadic people located primarily in Kenya and northern Tanzania, are probably one of the most familiar tribes of East Africa. ... The Ogoni people are one of the many indigenous peoples in the Niger Delta region of southeast Nigeria. ... The Oromo are an African ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent Kenya. ... Motto: Freedom, Democracy and Success for All Anthem: Samo ku waar Samo ku waar Saamo ku waar Capital Hargeisa Largest city Hargeisa Official language(s) Somali Government President Republic Dahir Riyale Kahin Independence  - Declared  - Recognition From Somalia  - 1991  - none Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water (%)   137,600 km² (-) n/a Population  â€¢ 2005 est. ... // Early history The earliest inhabitants of Cameroon were probably the Baka (Pygmies). ... Venda was a bantustan in northern South Africa, now part of Limpopo province. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ...

• Aceh (on Sumatra); see also Free Aceh Movement
• Ahwazi
• Assyrians; see also Assyria
• Bashkortostan
• Buryatia; see also Buryat
• Chin
• Chittagong Hill Tracts
• Chuvash; see also Chuvashia
• Cordillera
• East Turkestan
• Mon
• Montagnards
• Nagalim
• Iraqi Turkoman
• Karenni State (Kayah State)
• Khmer Krom
• Kurdistan
• Mari; see also Mari El
• Shan
• Sindh
• South Moluccas
• Taiwan (represented by the DPP)
• Tatarstan
• Tibet; see also Government of Tibet in Exile and Tibetan people
• Tuva

in EUROPE Aceh, located in the northern tip of Sumatra, is considered one of Indonesias three most troubled areas along with East Timor and Irian Jaya. ... ASNLF Flag The Free Aceh Movement (Indonesian: Gerakan Aceh Merdeka or simply GAM), also known as the Aceh Sumatra National Liberation Front (ASNLF), is an armed separatist group seeking independence for the Aceh region on Sumatra from Indonesia. ... The Arabs of Khuzestan are a Semitic people in the Khuzestan province in southwestern Iran. ... For other uses of the name Assyrian, see Assyrian Assyrians are an ethnic group found in what is today Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Syria, and Lebanon, who are speakers of various neo-Aramaic languages. ... Assyria in earliest historical times referred to a region on the Upper Tigris river, named for its original capital, the ancient city of Ashur. ... The Republic of Bashkortostan or Bashkiria (Russian: Респу́блика Башкортоста́н or Башки́рия; Bashkir: ) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Buryat Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Буря́тия; Buryat: Буряад Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Buryats, numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic. ... Chin is a state of Myanmar. ... This article is in need of attention. ... The Chuvash are a bunch of pakis . ... Capital Cheboksary Area - total - % water 81st - 18,300 km² - N/A Population - Total - Density 41st - est. ... The Cordillera Central is a massive mountain range situated in the northern central part of the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. ... East Turkestan Independence Movement is a broad term that refers to advocates of an independent, self-governing Xinjiang, which they refer to as East Turkestan. ... The Mon are an ethnic group in Southeast Asia. ... The Degar (referred to by French colonists as Montagnard) are the indigenous peoples of the central highlands of Vietnam. ... Nagaland is a state in northeast India. ... The Iraqi Turkomans are a minority (of about 1. ... Kayah, also called Karenni State is a state of Myanmar. ... Khmer Krom territory Khmer Krom (Khmer: ; Vietnamese: -me Crôm or -me ), which literally means Khmer from below (below referring to the lower areas of the Mekong delta), is the ethnic Khmer minority living in southern Vietnam, especially in the delta of the Mekong River. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Mari (also known as Cheremis in Russian and ÇirmeÅŸ in Tatar) are a Volga-Finnic people in the Volga area, the natives of Mari El, Russia. ... The Mari El Republic (Russian: Респу́блика Мари́й Эл; Mari: Марий Эл Республика) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Shan are an ethnic group of Southeast Asia. ... It has been suggested that Sovira be merged into this article or section. ... Flag of Republik Maluku Selatan, see also article at Flags of the World The South Moluccas, or Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), was a self-proclaimed republic in the Maluku Islands, founded April 25, 1950. ... Democratic Progressive Party Emblem The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) (Chinese: 民主進步黨; abbrev. ... Capital Kazan (Qazan) Area - total - % water 47th - 67,836. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language Tibetan Headquarters Dharamsala Head of State (Dalai Lama) Tenzin Gyatso National Anthem Tibetan National Anthem, (Link) The Government of Tibet in Exile, officially named the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, is a theocratic government-like entity headed by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai... The Tibetan people are a people living in Tibet and some surrounding areas. ... The Tuva Republic (Russian: ; Tuvan: Тыва Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...

• Abkhazia
• Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia
• Circassia; see also Circassians
• Crimean Tatars
• Chechen Republic of Ichkeria
• Gagauzia
• Greeks in Albania
• Hungarians in Romania
• Ingushetia
• Inkeri (Ingrian Finns); see also Ingria
• Komi
• Kosovo
• Kumyk
• Rusyns
• Sanjak
• Scania (Skåneland)
• Udmurt; see also Udmurtia

in OCEANIA & Australasia Abkhazia (Abkhaz Аҧсны/Aphsny, Georgian აფხაზეთი/Apxazeti, Russian Абха́зия/Abhazia) is a region of 8,600 km² (3,300 sq. ... Albanians in the Republic of Macedonia are mostly situated in the western half of the country. ... Circassia, also known as Cherkessia in Russian, is a region in Caucasia. ... The term Circassians is term derived from the Turkic Cherkess, and is not the self-designation of any people. ... The Crimean Tatars (Qırımtatar (aka Qırım, Qırımlı and Qırım türkü), Pl. ... Official language Chechen Claimed Capital Grozny President Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev Independence  â€“ Declared  â€“ Recognition From Russia  â€“ November 1, 1991  â€“ none National anthem Death or Freedom The Chechen Republic of Ichkeria is the unrecognized secessionist government of the Chechen Republic. ... Gagauzia (or Gagauz-Yeri) is an autonomous region within Moldova, located along the southern border with Ukraine, inhabited by the Gagauz, a Turkic people who are ethnically and culturally distinct from other Moldovans. ... Demographics of Albania, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands. ... The Hungarian Minority in Romania is mostly situated in the center (Maros, Hargita és Kovászna) and western part of Romania (Ardeal, Banat, CriÅŸana and MaramureÅŸ regions, of the former Transylvania principality). ... The Republic of Ingushetia (Russian: ; Ingush: ГIалгIай Мохк) is a federal subject of the Russian Federation (a republic). ... The Ingrian Finns (inkeriläinen or inkerinsuomalainen) are an ethnic group who speak a dialect of Finnish language and have traditionally inhabited the area called Ingria (or Ingermanland, in Finnish: Inkeri) situated between what is now Saint Petersburg and the northeastern border of Estonia. ... The Ingrian flag Map of Karelia giving an idea of where Ingria lies. ... The Komi Republic (Russian: ; Komi: Коми Республика) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ... Kosovo (Albanian: Kosovë / Kosova, Serbian: Косово и Метохија / Kosovo i Metohija) is a province of Serbia. ... Flag of the Kumyks Kumyks are a Turkic people occupying the Kumyk plateau in north Dagestan and south Terek, and the lands bordering the Caspian Sea. ... Rusyns, also called Ruthenians, Ruthenes, Rusins, Rysins, Carpatho-Rusins, and Russniaks, are a modern group of ethnic groups that speak the Rusyn language and are descended from the minority of Ruthenians who did not adopt a Ukrainian national identity and become Ukrainians in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. ... This page is about a region in Serbia and Montenegro; for districts of the Ottoman Empire, see Sanjak. ... SkÃ¥neland is a denomination for the historical region in southern and southwestern Sweden, once making up the eastern part of Denmark. ... Udmurts are Finno-Ugric people that speak the Udmurt language. ... The Udmurt Republic (Russian: ; Udmurt: Удмурт Элькун) or Udmurtia (Russian: Удму́ртия) is a federal subject of Russia (a republic). ...

• Aboriginals of Australia
• Bougainville
• Ka Lahui Hawai'i
• Maohi
• West Papua (represented by the OPM)