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Indigenous peoples continue to face threats to their sovereignty, economic well-being, languages, cultural heritage, and access to the resources on which their cultures depend. [13] In the 21st century, Indigenous groups and advocates for Indigenous peoples have highlighted numerous apparent violations of the rights of Indigenous peoples.
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes . As of January 8, 2024 [update] , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United States.
This issue is complicated because a great majority of Mexicans are mestizos and therefore being part Native is not unusual as in Canada or the US. The list only include Indigenous proper and mestizos with an Indigenous parent. This list also includes a few Pre-Columbian figures considered remarkable in the history and culture of Mexico.
In 2005, the Indigenous population living in Argentina (known as pueblos originarios) numbered about 600,329 (1.6% of the total population); this figure includes 457,363 people who self-identified as belonging to an Indigenous ethnic group and 142,966 who identified themselves as first-generation descendants of an Indigenous people. [247]
Classification of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas; Native Americans in the United States. Federally recognized tribes, continental United States; List of Alaska Native tribal entities; List of Indian reservations in the United States. List of historical Indian reservations in the United States; State recognized tribes in the United States
In some western states, notably Nevada, there are Native American areas called Indian colonies. Populations are the total census counts and include non-Native American people as well, sometimes making up a majority of the residents. The total population of all of them is 1,043,762. [citation needed]
The following is a list of indigenous peoples of South America. These include the peoples living in South America in the pre-Columbian era and the historical and contemporary descendants of those peoples.
This list of Native Americans a notable individuals who are Native Americans in the United States, including Alaska Natives and American Indians. [1] [2] Native American identity is a complex and contested issue. The Bureau of Indian Affairs defines Native American as having American Indian or Alaska Native ancestry.