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The Circum-Caribbean cultural region was characterized by anthropologist Julian Steward, who edited the Handbook of South American Indians. [1] It spans indigenous peoples in the Caribbean, Central American, and northern South America, the latter of which is listed here.
Indigenous peoples in Colombia. In South America, Indigenous peoples comprise the Pre-Columbian peoples and their descendants, as contrasted with people of European ancestry and those of African descent. In Spanish, indigenous peoples are referred to as pueblos indígenas (lit. ' indigenous peoples '), or pueblos nativos (lit. ' native peoples ').
Many places throughout North, Central, and South America take their names from the languages of the indigenous inhabitants of the area.The following list, organized by country, includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from indigenous languages.
Where possible, indigenous groups should be placed in one or more national subcategories for ease of location. The term indigenous peoples used here has a particular definition, see Category talk:Indigenous peoples for suggested inclusion criteria.
Ethnoreligious groups in South America (2 C) ... Pages in category "Ethnic groups in South America" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Argentina's indigenous population in 2010 was about 900,329 (2.38% of total population); this figure includes 457,363 people who self-identified as belonging to an indigenous ethnic group, and the remaining 142,966 who recognized themselves as first-generation descendants of an Amerindian people. [15]
A category of individual indigenous people of South America For indigenous cultures and groups see: Category: Indigenous peoples of South America Subcategories. This ...
Category: Indigenous peoples of South America by country. 4 languages. ... Indigenous peoples in Brazil (17 C, 175 P) C. Indigenous peoples in Chile (13 C, 30 P)