The Tunica-Biloxi Indian Tribe of Louisiana is a federally recognized tribe made up of Tunica and Biloxi people. The tribal members live in central Avoyelles Parish, just south of Marksville, Louisiana. According to the 2010 census list, there are approximately 950 Tunica-Biloxi members. Today’s Tunica-Biloxi’s speak mostly English and French.
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The Stieng people, or in Vietnamese, the Xtieng, are an ethnic group located in Vietnam and Cambodia. According to reports, there are approximately 6,000 Stiengs in Cambodia and nearly 50,000 in Vietnam. They speak two distinct dialects: Budip and Bulo. Stieng people rely heavily on hunting and live in traditional houses made from palm tree leaves.
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The Dayak Tribe is known for being Borneo’s original heirs, traditionally specializing in slash-and-burn farming. They are nomadic hunter-gathers that live next to rivers or mountainsides. The Dayaks have acquired a reputation for their head-hunting practices, otherwise known as Ngayau. Interestingly, there are over 50 ethnic Dayak groups speaking more than 170 languages!
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Researchers believe that the Batak tribe arrived in the Philippines about 50,000 years ago as they are the first group to cross between mainland Asia to the archipelago. Reports show that there are just around 300 members left. This tribe suffers from low rice yields due to the government banning most of their work.
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This indigenous ethnic group live in north-central Tanzania along Lake Eyasi. One distinctive aspect of the Hadza society is their language, speaking entirely through clicks. At present day, there are only about 1,000 Hadza people left! Unfortunately, tourism in the area is increasingly impacting the continuation of the Hadza’s traditional ways of life.
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The Batak people are one of the biggest tribes in Indonesia! They are located in the highlands of Sumatra and continue to hold onto their ancient traditions. Batak people mostly farm rice and other horticultural products.
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The Aghori monks of Varanasi are feared across India due to their extreme practices. The mysterious tribe search for enlightenment by feasting on human flesh and residing near cremation sites. The Aghori believe that by immersing themselves without prejudice in what others deem taboo or disturbing puts them on the road to achieving complete enlightenment.
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Many don’t know that Maori culture is one of the youngest in the world! In the 13th century, the first Maori traveled, in a large canoe, from East Polynesia to New Zealand. According to this legend, the Maori culture is only 700 years old!
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Deep in the highlands of Western New Guinea, Indonesia, lives one of the world’s most isolated tribes, the Dani people. This tribe is known for their simple body covering, a Koteka, which is a sheath covering their bottom half. Another unique feature is the women’s tendency to cut off the end of their own fingers to overcome the loss of a relative.
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Gaucho literally means ‘cowboys’! The Gauchos are nomadic horsemen that roam the prairies in Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile. They hunt wild cattle, are free spirits and are strongly bound to their horses.
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Although the Korowai Tribe were only discovered in 1974, they were living in the trees of Papua New Guinea many years prior. The tribe is famous for their tree house community, which sits 140 feet in the air in order to protect their members against rival tribes that surround their remote village. Interestingly, tribal members believe that white individuals are possessed by demons. Due to this fear, Korowai kill people that enter their village in order to prevent demonic forces.
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In the midst of the Jayawijaya mountain range, one can find the Yali, or Lords of the Earth. In regard to clothes, the Yali men simply cover their front important body parts with a sheath, or Koteka, held by rattan rings around the waist. The men also cover their heads with hair nets. Yali women also opt to keep their top half exposed, stringing together reeds to form a skirt.
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The Drokpa people live in small tribes along the Indus River in northern India and are most famously known for their traditional wife-swapping ways. According to members of the tribe, “public displays of affection are normal and encouraged in the Drokpa community, as was the concept of wife-swapping”.
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The Mundari, like other Nilotic tribes, are extremely cattle-oriented. For the tribe, cattle serve as food, a form of currency and a mark of status. In fact, the Mundari herdsmen guard their cattle with their own lives! According to members in the tribe, marriages are arranged by prospective grooms offering cattle to the bride’s family.
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The Kalam tribe are settled in a village high in the mountains of Simbai, which can only be reached by helicopter. Due to its hard-to-reach location, this tribe has maintained its original culture. The Kalam tribe’s ritual dress includes headdresses decorated with bird feathers and massive necklaces made of pearls and wildflowers. Interestingly, the young Kalam boys transition into adulthood by piercing their nose.
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The Raramuri, or Tarahumara, are an indigenous group living in Chihuahua, Mexico, and are renowned for their long-distance running ability. Their population ranges between 50,000 to 70,000 people, but only a few still practices a traditional lifestyle, which includes inhabiting natural shelters and raising cattle.
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These semi-nomadic people from East Africa have a reputation of being strong warriors who hunt for food and live closely with wild animals. They are easily recognized thanks to their bright red Shuka cloth and colorful beaded jewelry. Interestingly, due to the increasing Maasai population, loss of cattle to diseases and lack of available rangelands, these warriors were forced to develop new ways to sustain themselves. Although it was viewed negatively, many Maasai began cultivating maize and other crops.
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These eagle hunters can be seen racing through the mountain ranges of Western Mongolia on horseback. The Kazakhs are famous for using eagles to hunt foxes, marmots and wolves. From the age of 13, young Kazakhs must prove they can handle the weight of a golden eagle. While there are around 100,000 Kazakh members, only 250 of them are eagle hunters. Interestingly, because men eagle hunters are being drawn away, females are starting to break into the masculine-dominated activity.
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These nomadic cattle herders found in the Sahel, a semi-arid region in the south of the Sahara Desert, have extremely unique cultural practices. The Wodaabe are known for the tradition of Gerewol, a prestigious festival in which men compete for love. The Wodaabe men paint their faces in bright colors, wear colorful clothes and perform a series of dance routines to attract women. The dance is performed for hours at a time in front of ‘female judges’, who are responsible for choosing the most beautiful men. Wodaabe women are interested in tall, white-teethed, symmetrically-faced men.
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The Turkana tribe are the second largest nomadic pastoralist community, inhabiting the Turkana district in Kenya. They are pinpointed as being remarkable survivors, somehow capable of living in harsh and inhospitable terrain. Temperatures in the area can soar as high as 45 degrees Celsius (or 113 degrees Fahrenheit).
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There are only approximately 5,600 Ayoreo people in total! This tribe was traditionally nomadic hunter-gatherers, but due to missionaries, the group became more settled. Unfortunately, the few remaining uncontacted Ayoreo’s are threatened by deforestation and loss of territory.
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The Tofa people are the smallest ethnic group in the world! According to reports, during the seventh century, this tribe was driven deep into the Eastern Sayan Mountains by invading Turks. The Tofa ended up in a territory that is exceedingly difficult to reach; not a single road extends into Tofalaria and the rivers flowing out of the mountains are dangerously rough. Apparently, the only way to reach this remote tribe is with a one hour helicopter flight. The total number of members in this tribe is only about 700 people.
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The Yaifo Tribe is located in East Sepik, Papua New Guinea and is famous for their two different types of arrows – a multi-tiered arrow to catch fish and a long single-blade arrow to kill people. Unsurprisingly, the Yaifo tribe has made very little contact with the outside world. In order to continue staying out of the public eye, the tribe uses their women as spies against outsiders. The tribal women can almost become invisible among the trees and bushes.
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The Awá, or Guajá, is a tribe made up of 350 indigenous people and is located in the eastern Amazon rainforest. Shockingly, most of the tribe members have never had contact with the outside world! Unfortunately, they are highly endangered due to conflicts with logging in their territory.
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Before making contact with the Western world in 1934, little was known about the Chimbu tribe. Besides living 7,800 feet above sea level in a remote mountainous New Guinea province, the Chimbu tribe is recognized for their skeleton-like body paint. Both the dance and frightening paint jobs were originally intended to intimidate enemies. Today, these distinguishing aspects are combined for an event called “Sing Sing”, where nearby clans gather to celebrate rituals and traditions.
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The Spinifex, or Pila Nguru, are a group of Aboriginal people who have lived in the Great Victoria Desert for at least 15,000 years. Due to the Spinifex living in one of the harshest inhabitable climates, they were mostly left alone. Unfortunately, in 1953, the British and Australian governments decided to use the Spinifex’s land for nuclear testing, causing most of the tribe to be relocated.
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