aboriginal
Native from origin
Aboriginal means existing in a place from the earliest times, before colonizers or later arrivals: aboriginal forests, aboriginal peoples.
The word describes what is native or indigenous to a region.
It functions as both adjective and noun, though using it as a noun for people can sound dated or clinical. (Capitalized Aboriginal typically refers to Indigenous Australians.)
indigenous
Originating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- endemicNative to one area
- primordialExisting from the start
native-born · earliest · primeval · foundational · custodians
land
Sovereign state or territory
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
native
Originating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- endemicNative to one area
primordial · native-born · earliest · primeval · foundational · custodians
country
Sovereign state or territory
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
- American EthnicityIrish American, Italian American, German American, Mexican American, Polish American
- colonialismcolony, colonization, colonial rule, colonial powers, colonizer
- aboriginal artCreations by native peoples
- aboriginal rightsEntitlements of first inhabitants
- aboriginal tribesOriginal inhabitants of land
- aboriginal cultureIndigenous peoples' traditions
- aboriginal communitiesNative peoples of territories
- aboriginal landsNative peoples' traditional homelands