Indigenous people of Lemuria

Native Lemurians
The native Lemurians are a people indigenous to the continent of Lemuria, their numbers fell drastically during European colonization though their tribes and kingdoms often warred with the Indo-Lemurians and Afro-Lemurians. They're a people without a history well documented, most of it coming from explorers which wrote down stories from their oral traditions as many of the old tribes have been completely wiped out with no trace other than stories and archaeological remains. Today they make up only a minority of the Lemurian population, though census data since the 1950s has proved that their numbers have been expanding greatly (census data indicate that more people are identifying as primarily 'Indigenous Lemurian' as their ethnicity, as they form their own programs, movements and societies.

Southern Coastal Tribes
During the British Expansion period of British Lemuria there were a number of tribes and societies located along the southern coasts of the continent. Chief among these were the peoples of Ahnk-Moarporq, Ommnya, Stolat and Lammedos. As the British presence expanded, greatly bolstered by the formation of the British Imperial Garrisons, the (likely) inadvertent introduction of disease to the local myoula (Bos caeruleus) caused an extreme crash of local native economies leading to civilization-wide collapse. In the wake of this economic collapse many members of these tribes died of disease, starvation, were killed fighting against the encroaching British, or most just simply moved inland and joined with other native tribes.

Varjaks People
Although they hold no official name archeology projects in the mountain range of Chola have revealed this tribe to have built a small fort in the mountains. This fort hosts a large array of features from a well, a large dining room, sleeping quarters divided into 3 parts, a temple, a watch tower and various small rooms with no clear purpose. These are not only carved into the mountain range but had pieces of walls carved from large stones which were in the area, a massive architectural feat as the fort appears to be more than 1500 years old. They worshipped the god of Varjaks and were referred to as the people of Varjaks. He is a god which according to related tribes is the god of time and that with enough worship your life is lengthened. Very little is known about them as they died with their expulsion from the area around 1400 A.D with the few written accounts being that of traders which passed through the mountain range, noting on how they were clad in many layers of cloth with men who approached the traders always wearing wooden masks. 5 km away from the fort a large tomb carved into the mountain was found, 5 families were buried there. Their remains and clothings match the few descriptions of the Varjaks.

Gajlak-Hawangsa People
A people who so far have not been coordinated with any oral or written history, they were found on a common path which native Lemurian tribes followed. Under the ground they seem to have been buried following some sort of battle as all of the people feature either arrow heads or spearheads with some limbs even seeming to have been cut off. They are named after the region in which they were found, a region in modern day Kumari.

Central Lemurians
Another tribe without a name but with distinct records. They were found with excavations in Artura, having been buried under a town in large numbers.

Hwingsudazti
The Hwingsudazti tribe is one of the northern tribes of the Akamatuli mountains. Originally they came from the northern fields of Pantiya as excavations from French archeological teams and the extensive oral tradition has lead people to conclude the lands of Pantiya, titled "Haztwa" in Hwingsudazti, as their place of origin. Their gravesites are special as they often have a "frame of bones" surrounding the corpse, these bones were often decorated in ancient Lemurian times but that practice fell out around the 12th century. These people are known for their colorful shields, often painted with different colours and adorned with different decorations. These shields often contain a depiction of the families deity along colorful decorations. These shields often bear the names of their ancestors, often great ones, and have helped keep one of the few written parts of native Lemurians history and contains one of the few native Lemurian alphabets, their alphabet has helped provide evidence for the development of an alphabet indigenous to Lemuria though it appears to not be connected to other known Lemurian alphabets or writing systems.

Dezmegutna
Dezmegutna is a tribe from the end of Kobaulashlivi, initially they spanned a large area and were made up of several small tribes but over time they all were absorbed by Dezmegutna and moved to modern day Akamatuli. They are one of the few tribes which have domesticated horses as a part of their culture, being bought from Portuguese merchants they became quickly a staple of the culture. They have many horse riding competitions and are known across Lemuria for many beautiful horse shows. Many members of the famous Akamatuli Circus are from this tribe, featuring well trained horses and beautiful performances. They are very agile and are one of the few old tribes of the native Lemurians which hold the old "Hwajikilagisa" trials, a series of trials for young men and women which test their physical prowess. The best in the competition each year are crowned Khwemk, which in their dialect means "year lord" or "lord of the year" but they hold a sort of sacred meaning. The traditional weapons of their tribes are long glaive spears which are adorned with wool around the hilt of the weapon.

Gookomorge
A tribe which has its origins in the desert, they have been isolated for a long time and have one of the most distinct languages in Lemuria. The language is famous for being the most difficult to learn in the world, with language rules which seem to change at almost random. Their ceremonial costumes are incredibly detailed with intricate designs on everything from the dresses to the ceremonial weapons, often featuring mythical creatures from Lemurian folklore and religious symbols.

Qlachuma
Originally a coastal people from the eastern lands of the continent, the Qlachuma "the people from Qlach" migrated westward and up over the New Grampian mountain range when faced with starvation and extermination by the British garrisons. Once their people inhabited a temperate coastal plain but they now were forced to live in one of the harshest deserts in the world. According to oral records passed down this move into the Ackerson Desert caused over half of the population to die of exposure and starvation within the first year. After a few generations of cultural and technological adaptation the Qlachuma began to establish small, tight-knit communities throughout the eastern and southeastern Ackerson Desert, mostly centered around the few sources of potable water. Eventually their culture began to diverge into two main groups, the Qoguma and the Qladyaua.

Qoguma
Having made the adaptations to living in the harsh Ackerson Desert the Qoguma division of the Qlachuma began to establish themselves more fully in the deserts. Oral traditions from the tribal sects speak of a large city deep in the Ackerson Desert that the Qoguma dug, with aqueducts, pit farms, temples and thriving marketplaces. To date there have been at least three major expeditions sent out from Lemurian Royal University in Vikteria to try to find the location of this "Lost Lemurian City", however no evidence has been found.

Qladyaua
The southern bands of the Qlachuma began to establish themselves in the foothills and deeper into the New Grampian mountains. Their culture would become more fractured, with some bands continuing to roam the land rather than settle down into small cities and villages. Due to the higher rain fall (still very low compared with their people's previous home on the other side of the mountains) their farming was never very successful and they often specialized more in mining, which brought benefits to their settlements after the British settlers began to trade with them for resources. This expanding trade eventually grew into increasing ties with the British settlers, leading to many instances of intermarriage and the growth of a new people, the British-Native creole Nakbishi.