Flipboard 2025 Tribes

The Evenki are an Indigenous people native to Russia's far-flung region of Sakha. Their ancestors inhabited the vast tundra since the 5th century, with populations also in northern China. See how the Evenki live and survive, despite the pressure of outsiders and the intense northern climate.

In 1982, an outsider encroached on the small primitive Toto tribe’s land and unknowingly introduced a disease that wiped out half the tribe within one week.

A small tribe living in the depths of the Amazon rainforest are now believed to be the healthiest people on the planet. Not only do they seem to age slower than everyone else, but they also seem to be immune to certain diseases that plague the rest of the world, including their tribal neighbors.

Chief Pontiac made history as the leader of the brutal Pontiac’s War against the British Empire, but according to modern historians, new evidence reveals he wasn’t as powerful as we were made to believe.

The Potawatomi are among the oldest Native American tribes in the world. As one of the original Anishinaabe tribes, they are regarded as the "sacred firekeepers." Learn about the history of the Potawatomi: the Great Lakes' Fiercest Tribe.

The Chickasaw were revered as fierce warriors—but that didn’t save them from the infamous Trail of Tears.

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.