This overview presents the indigenous peoples of the North that have been documented here or will be soon.
| Ethnic groups who speak a Uralic language |
|---|
| Sámi |
| Khanty |
| Komi |
| Nenets |
| Mansi |
| Selkup |
| Nganasan |
| Udmurt |
| Ethnic groups who speak a Turkic language |
|---|
| Tyvans |
| Altaian |
| Khakas |
| Yakuts / Sakha |
| Ethnic groups who speak a Tungusic language |
|---|
| Nanai |
| Even |
| Udeghe |
| Uilta |
| Oroch |
| Negidals |
| Evenk |
| Ethnic groups who speak a Paleosiberian (Paleoasian) language |
|---|
| Itelmen |
| Koryak |
| Chukchi |
| Ket |
| Yukaghir |
| Nivkh |
| Ainu |
| Ethnic groups who speak Eskimo-Aleut languages |
|---|
| Aleuts |
| Yup'ik |
| Iñupiat |
| Inuit |
| Kalaallit |