Indigenious Slokasians

Indigenious Slokasians also known as Bumputra or Native Slokasians is a term used to refer to those with ancestral roots in the Slokaisan archipelago. Included under the term of Indigenous are Makaneseian peoples, those who arrived from Eastern Hesperida between 5,000 and 2,000 years ago and Lumayian people's who arrived from Caxcana well over 10,000 year's ago. The distinction between is both ethnic and cultural, with Makanesian people more related to Ren while Lumyians being related to modern day Nerians.

Representatives from various Indigenous Groups at the 2024 Ministry of Tribal Affairs: Gathering of Native People's

Background

Indigenious Slokasians make up 20.2% of the population, although around 65%-75% have some ancestry. There are over 150 federally listed Indigenous groups, with dozens more in specific provinces. Although these specific divisions are unclear with some groups being sub-groups of larger groups such as Femensara in Far’awae being a sub-group of Native Far’awaeian. Many groups are limited to specific regions, although larger groups such as the Ambonese's can be found outside of the traditional region of Ambonar. The largest indigenous ethnic group are the Ambonar who make up around 6.5% of the population, yet make up a large percentage within Ambonar Province. Following them are the Pimiya are 3.1% who traditionally lived in San Fernando, South San Fernando and Valleres Province. Besides these groups Indigenious people's are usually associated with a specific province or region of a province. The province with the highest number of tribes is Bimhjar followed by Kayoah-Ko with dozens of tribes, many of which number less then 1,000 and are found in remote areas.

Within Indigenous people there is a debate on the usage of term "Tribal", some group's such as the Ambonar and Bimhj have distanced themselves from the term and removed themselves from the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Scholars argue "Tribal" suggests a level of low development which is untrue for many indigenous group. As a result the term "Tribal" has come to refer to specific ethnic groups which are both registered as such and level in rural or remote regions. Some groups such as Salvadoristas have embraced the tribal labeling and today they are the largest such group with 170,000 members.

Indigenous Groups Classified as "National"

Ethnic Group	Population (Millions)	Percentage	Prominent Population
Ambonari	5.06	7.2%	Ambonar: (76.5%)
Bimhj	1.40	2.0%	Bimhjar: (54.6%
Pimya	2.17	3.1%	San Fernando Province (12.1%)
Kamyanha	1.2	1.8%	Colorado: (15.3%)
Tedayanos	0.6	0.9%	Victoria-Tedaya: (15.1%)

Indigenous Groups Provincial Classified as "Provincial"

Ethnic Group	Population	Percent of Provincial Population	Tribal Township
Paiwanese		Eastern Isles (37.8%)	Yes
Salvadoristas		San Fernando Province (3.5%)	No
Prmyan-Gah		New Liverpool (2.1%)	No
Koah-Nah		Bimhjar (7.9%)	Yes
Fe'hani		East Xiang (8.1%)	No
Native Far’awaeian		Far’awae (70%)	No