Flipboard 2025 Tribes

The Pawnee began as a nomadic tribe from the Great Plains, but thanks to decades of brutal mistreatment by colonizers and their fellow Indigenous tribes, they settled elsewhere. Their language is extinct, but read about their fight to hold onto what remains of Pawnee identity.

The Lacandon People were one of the last uncontacted tribes in South America after they fled deep into the jungle to escape Spanish conquistadors, living untouched until the 20th century. Find out how the ancient Mayan Tribe now fights to survive the trappings of the industrialized world.

In the 1960s, the Kaw were among many Native American tribes who became subjected to various forms of mistreatment at the hands of White Americans—including one horrifying act specifically done to Kaw women.

In fear of their children being left abandoned, Choctaw mothers on their perilous journey through the Trail of Tears were forced to make a decision no mother should ever have to make—and it was utterly disturbing.

The Shawnee People were one of the country's most displaced Native American tribes post-contact with Europeans. Explore their history and they came to call Oklahoma "home", despite never being in one place for very long.

Many Indigenous tribes were completely wiped out by colonization, but one stood strong, never surrendering: they are the Seminole. Here is their story.

The Cree taught explorers how to survive on the land, but they soon faced a threat to their own survival.