A 2007 Indian Country Today article on Indigenous American hoop dancing defines the hoop this way:

Today, only a few tribes remain, almost all of them in rural villages and the Indigenous Territory.

Today throughout most of the English-speaking world, it is most commonly understood to refer to the Indigenous Australians.

Today New Brunswick has several mid-sized centres in Saint John, Moncton, and Fredericton but no significant population centre.

Today the population is about 10, 000.

Today, most of the food energy consumed by the world population is supplied by the food industry.

Today the population of Guadeloupe is mainly of African or mixed descent and largely Roman Catholic, speaking French and a Creole patois ( Antillean Creole ).

Today there are an estimated 700, 000 people of Irish ancestry in Argentina, approximately 15. 5 % of the Republic of Ireland's current population ; however, these numbers may be far higher, given that many Irish newcomers declared themselves to be British, as Ireland at the time was still part of the United Kingdom and today their descendants integrated into Argentine society with mixed bloodlines.

Today, there are almost 60 congregations with over 15, 000 affiliates ( about 0. 25 % of the jewish population ).

Today Estonians form 69 %, Russians 25. 4 %, Ukrainians 2. 04 % and Belarusians 1. 1 % of the population ( 2012 ).

Today, China's population is over 1. 3 billion, the largest of any country in the world.

Today, the SAC is one the largest anarcho-syndicalist unions in the world in proportion to the population, with some strongholds in the public sector.

Today the transport sector in Ukraine generally meets only the basic needs of the economy and population.

Today, the town, with its population of 7, 444, is a thriving centre for music, art, theatre and natural health.

Today, the Valley has the largest native Hispanic population in Colorado ; many families are directly descended from the original New Mexican settlers.

Today, St. Paul has a population of 532 ( 2000 census ), with its economy heavily dependent on the annual taking of the snow crab and on subsistence and commercial halibut harvests.

Today the population of the Holy Mountain is around 2, 200 men only and can only be visited by men with special permission granted by both the Greek government and the government of the Holy Mountain itself.

Today those numbers have dwindled and the entire population of the " Holy Mountain " may be 2, 000.

Today they compose the majority of South Omaha's Hispanic population and many have taken jobs in meat processing.

Today most of the population of the region are Berbers ( Imazighen ).

Today, the SAC is one the largest anarcho-syndicalist unions in the world in proportion to the population, with some strongholds in the public sector.

Today, Kira Municipality is the second largest town in Uganda with an estimated population of about 180, 000 in 2011.

Today, the Cajuns make up a significant portion of south Louisiana's population, and have exerted an enormous impact on the state's culture.

Today, Santo Domingo is the Dominican Republic's major metropolis, and is the largest city in the Caribbean by population.

Today, the city had a population of 134, 085.

Today, much of the population is working artists, writers, and musicians with a very eclectic mix of art galleries and working studios, open to the public.

Today, most of the population resides in Layton, Bountiful, Kaysville, and Clearfield while most of the growth is concentrated in the northwest, northeast, and southwest portions of the county, and especially in such cities as Syracuse, Clinton, West Point, South Weber, and Woods Cross.

Today, only a small fraction of the population still speaks Söl ' ring.

Today, as new nations rise from the former colonial empires, nationalism is one of the hurricane forces loose in the world.

Today our surging strength is apparent to everyone.

Today the recreational boating scene is awash with heartening statistics which prove the enormous growth of that sport.

Today, the boat, on its trailer, is brought to the gear and loaded at the door.

Today, according to land economist Homer Hoyt, shopping centers and their associated parking lots cover some 46,000 acres of land, which is almost exactly the total land area in all the nation's Central Business Districts put together.

Today he is a major -- in the Regular Army.

Today Northern Vietnam is overtly Communist ; ;

Today Sukarno's government is heavily besieged by avowed Communists, and for all of its `` neutralist '' pretensions, it is a firm ally of Soviet policy.

Today, Africa is swerving violently away from the West and plunging, it would seem, into the Soviet orbit.

Today it is up for grabs.

Today many college bound students try to take a course in personal typing, as they feel a certain degree of mastery of this skill is almost essential for one who proposes to do academic work in college and a professional school.

Today the yearly import into the United States of locust bean gum is more than 15 million pounds ; ;

Today it is occupied by the French Embassy.

Today, by contrast it is a lively and colorful fruit, vegetable, and flower market.

Today Dogtown is the only deserted village in all New England that I know of.

Today however, the `` outsider '' is likely to have professional qualifications of the highest order ( otherwise the college would not be interested in hiring him ) and to be acclimatized to the democratic processes of the secular or state university.

Today, more than ever before, the survival of our free society depends upon the citizen who is both informed and concerned.

Today the cancer is gone.

Today, in the era of the integrated musical when an individual song must contribute to the over-all development of the show, it is understandable that a song, no matter how excellent it may be on its own terms, is cut out because it does not perform the function required of it.

Today, as Harrison's Principles Of Internal Medicine, a standard internist's text, puts it, `` The most common form of malnutrition is caloric excess or obesity ''.

Today anthropology is a global discipline, and anthropologists study all types of societies.

Today it is regarded as an archaism and replaced by the handheld calculator.

Today, Israel is a major arms supplier to the country.