The major ethnic groups of Libya include the Arabs, the Berbers (the native and indigenous inhabitants of North Africa), the Tebu, as well as a number of smaller communities from various continents including Africa, Europe and Aisa. The Tuareg tribes of the Sahara (pictured above) are also a Berber group, comprising a number of confideracies and smaller tribes. See http://www.temehu.com/Libyan-People.htm for more.