Inuit. Russia/Alaska/Greenland/Canada. Language: Inuit. They are divided up into smaller bands; these bands are identified by locale, i.e., “baleen Whale-eating people.” They have their own Aboriginal rights and self-government. (Freeman 2015),
Māori. New Zealand. Language: English, sign language. Māori art is known internationally for the quality of its product. The colour red represents prestige, power and status and it used a lot in the culture’s art and architecture. (Maori 2017).
Akha.China, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Norther Vietnam. Language: Akha. These hill people huts divided by gender. The swing festival, their most important festival, takes place in the raining season. (Ahka 2015).
Yami/Tao. Orchid Island/China. Language: Yami, Mandarin. Yami’s believe in cosmogony. Identification through Yami families is patrilineal. (Yami n.d.)
Haida. Western Coast, Canada. Language: Haida. They share potlatches with neighbouring tribes: Tsimshian and Tlignit. Property is owned by family lineages. (Gessler et al. 2015).
Wichì. Argentina/Bolivia. Language: Matacoan. Most people live in very basic conditions. They use drip irrigation for their gardens. (Victoria 2016).
Zulu. Mozambique/South Africa. Language: Isizulu. The Zulus like to sing and dance. They also keep their culture alive through storytelling, praise-poems and proverbs. (Zulu 2016).
Tutsi. Burundi/Rwanda. Language: Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, French, English. The people dancing and drumming for their king. Beverages made from bananas and sorghum. (Tutsi n.d.).
Tibetans. Central Asia. Language: Tibetan, Mandarin. Tibetan are nomadic peoples. The Dalai Lama is head of Tibet. (Tibet n.d.).
Buryats. Buryatia, Mongolia, Russia. Language: Buryat, Mongolic. In the fall of 1990, the Buryat government declared their own sovereignty from the USSR. 93% of Buryats live below the poverty line. (History n.d.)
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