Mijaks

thumb|Galičnik Wedding Festival. thumb|Girls in Mijak dress. Mijaks () are an ethnographic group of Macedonians who live in the region which is also known as Mijačija (), along the Radika river, in western North Macedonia, numbering 30,000–60,000 people. The Mijaks practise predominantly animal husbandry, and are known for their ecclesiastical architecture, woodworking, iconography, and other rich traditions, as well as their characteristic Galičnik dialect of Macedonian. The main settlement of the Mijaks is Galičnik.

==Settlements== thumb|right|Mijak architecture. The Mijaks have traditionally occupied the Mala Reka region along with the Torbeš, Macedonian-speaking Muslims. The area including the Bistra mountain and Radika region has been termed Mijačija (). To the east is the ethnographic region of the Brsjaks.