The Thousand Nations is a colony of the Earth's various displaced 'indiginous peoples.' Tired of being compromised, marginalized, and treatied nearly out of existence, and fighting the near total loss of language, history, culture, and hope in the 20th and early 21st centuries, a movement of Native Americans (North and South) pooled resources and colonised an earthlike but wild world far from the human core, around the star Alshain. As each community has its own name for the new world, the planet is officially designated Alshain II (second planet from the host star). Initial funding for settlement came from North American Indian Casino profits, Nuclear (and other toxic) waste storage/disposal facility leases (both still active sources of income), and several one-time sales of some remaining territorial land.

After initial stabilization, representatives of the new colony returned to Earth to spread the word. As the 22nd century progressed, other surviving 'minority' peoples (Aboriginies, Bushmen, Amazon, Congo, Island groups, etc), who could bear to leave ancestral homes, followed the "star messengers." Those who survived the initial shocks of voluntary relocation helped form a widespread, loose network of colonies over the planet. The only cohesion is a Council of Nations organized to mediate internal conflicts and external threats to the world. Life on planet varies by group, but is often an ecclectic, intimate mix of traditional tribal ways and modern knowledge.

The Peoples of The Thousand Nations

• Groups in Bold hold greater influence in the in the Council
• Groups with like colors share regional proximity on Alshain II
• Groups are listed by country or region of origin on Earth.
• Numbers next to each group indicate terrestrial population estimates in thousands at the start of the 22nd century (see Sharanto et al.,  "Global Census 2100" UN Cent. Rec., 2109, 1872 pp.). It is estimated that the populations on Alshain II today are roughly equivalent to the Census 2100 numbers when immigration and population growth are taken into account. It is currently unknown how many indigenous peoples remain on Earth's native lands, though estiamtes range from none (for the smallest groups) to several tens of thousands (for the largest). One of the goals of the UN's Global Census 2200, now in planning stages, is to quantify the level of migration, and determine the number of indigenous peoples "extinct" on Earth.
• Some groups have internal governments or factions shown
• Many smaller groups are lumped together in various categories. Quite a few of the most disenfranchised indigenous peoples (or remnants thereof) remain entirely on Earth, if they still exist at all.
 
AUSTRALIA ABORIGINIES  300
NEWZEALAND MAORI  400
CANADA INDIGENOUS PEOPLES  1000
    - National Indian Brotherhood
    - Inuit Tapirisat (Nunavut territory on Earth is still recognized as Inuit land)
    - Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
    - Assmebly of First Nations
NORDIC SAAMI  50
   - Confederation of Northern Reindeer Herders (NRL)
   - Saami Confederation (SLF)
USA
    NATIVE AMERICANS  2200
    - A number of Native american tribes have re-formed into pre-western colonization groups. Eskimos, Inuits, and Aleuts included. Roughly 100 Indian "reservations" (down from 283 in year 2000) remain on the North American continent.
    NATIVE HAWAIIANS  200
   - Ka Lahui Hawaii (Hawaiian Nation)
BOTSWANA SAN (or Basarwa) BUSHMEN 50
NAMIBIA  BUSHMEN    30
KENYA
    MAASAI 200
    KALENJIN 2000
   - Kalenjin are made up of several Nilotic ethnic groups (the Kipsigis, Nandi, Pokot or Suk, Elgeyo, Marakwet, Keiyo, Tugen, Sabaot, Sebei, Dorobo, and Terik) who share similar languages and culture
BANGLADESH CHITTAGONG HILL TRIBES  100
BURMA
    ZOMIS (CHINS) 1000  Zomi Liberation Front.
    KACHINS 200
    MONS 700
INDIA
    NAGAS 2000
    IZOS  500
    TRIPURAS 400
    BODOS 2000
INDONESIA PAPUANS 500
LAOS HMONG 100
MALAYSIA KADAZANS 400
THAILAND NORTHERN HILL TRIBES 400
VIETNAM  MONTAGNARDS 1000
PHILIPPINES IGOROTS 900
TAIWAN ABORIGINAL TAIWANESE 200
AZERBAIJAN LEZGINS 100
RUSSIA
    LEZGINS  1000
    BURYAT 100
    TUVINIANS 100
    YAKUT 200
SOUTH AMERICA
    VARIOUS INDIGENOUS PPLS 2000
    AMAZONIAN INDIANS (BRAZIL) 300
CENTRAL AMERICA
    VARIOUS INDIGENOUS PPLS 4000
    MAYANS (MEXICO) 2000
    ZAPOTECS (MEXICO) 700

Total Population of The Thousand Nations is estimated to be between 20 and 25 million people.
 

Armed Forces of The Thousand Nations

The defensive fleet is small, and until the Second Interstellar War relied primarily on older, outdated/surplus/scrap (and therefore cheap) weapons - e.g. Low yeild MTM missiles (1d6, same mass, but half the cost), beams that massed one class higher (and cost one class lower) than they perform, Engines that massed 1.5 to 2x per thrust (and cost less). One or two semi-private raider groups had more advanced technology and could be presed into service if need be. As the 22nd century progressed, the established enclaves gained stability and cohesion. The Council of Nations, though often fractious and divisive, shared a unanimous desire to protect the planet from outside interference. By the 2180's the defense fleet, though still small, gained technological currency with other small states.

[Ground forces could include weirdness such as powered spears, atlatl, arrows, and shields (think a less cheesy version of JarJar's people's stuff from TPM), things like grav horses (qua bikes).]

GZGpedia Classifications
These classifications are current suggestions from the Unofficial GZG Encyclopedia Galactica.

• The Thousand nations is a "Conventional" minor power in the FT universe (i.e.not mentioned in any canon document but compatible with the GZG universe and history).