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Some Important Tribes and their Homeland (World)

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Some Important Tribes and their Homeland (World)

Major Tribes of the World and Their Homelands

Tribes

Eskimos: Greenland, North Canada, Alaska, N. Siberia

Homeland

Koryaks: N. Siberia, Eurassian Tunda, North-East Asia

Aleuts: Alaska (US), Kamchataka Krai (Russia)

Bushman Kalahari, Botswana, Namibia

 Tuaregs: Sahara

Amazonian Indian Tribes: Amazon basin (S.  America)

Pygmies:  Congo basin, Zaire

Hausa:  North Nigeria

Ainus: Russia, Japan

Maoris: New Zealand

Hottentots: Hot Tropical Africa

Ibans: Equatorial rain forest region of South-East Asia

Kalmuk: - Siberia, Central Asia

Buryak: Siberia, Russia, Mangolia

Yokuts South-Central California

Berbers: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia

Meos: North West India

Lapps: N. Finland, Sweden, Northern Norway

Chukchi:  North-East Asia, Russia, North Siberia

Bedouin: Sahara and Middle East

Bindibu or Aborigin:  Australia

Gobi Mongols: Gobi

Orang Asli: Malaysia

Masai : Kenya, Tanzania (E. Africa)

Aeta: Phillipines

Tapiro: Papua New Guinea

Fulani: in Western Africa

Zulus: Natal, South Africa

Kyrgyz:  Kyrgyzstan  (Central Asia)

Kazakhs: Kazakhstan

Red India: N. America

Nenets/Samoyeds: Siberia

Guicas: Amazon forest area

Semangs: Malaysia

World's Important Tribes

Tribe

Area

Tribe

Area

Vedda

Sri Lanka

Bedouin

Arabia

Yukadhir

Siberia

Papua

New Guinea

Ainu

Japan

Inkatha

South Africa

Bororo

Brazil

Tatar

Siberia

Habitat of Some Important Tribes

Aul: An Aul is a type of fortified village found throughout the Caucasus mountains and Central Asia.

An igloo is a type of shelter built of snow, also known as a snow house or snow hut. They are often associated with all inuit and Eskimo peoples. They were traditionally used only by the people of Canada's Central Arctic and Greenland's Thule area.

Izba: An Izba is a traditional Russian countryside dwelling. Often a log house, it forms the living quarters of a conventional Russian farmstead.

Kraal: An enclosure for cattle or other livestock, located within a Southern African settlement or village. These are associated with the Zulu tribe.

Tepee / Tipi: A tipi is a tent traditionally made of animal skins upon wooden poles.

Yurt: A traditional yurt or ger is a portable, round tent covered with skins or felt and used as a dwelling by several distinct nomadic groups in the steppes of Central Asia.

Important tribes (India)

Tribe

State

Angami

Nagaland

Birhol

Jharkhand

Khasi

Meghalaya

Toda

Tamil Nadu

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