indigenous people
First peoples here
Indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a region, present before colonization or settlement by outsiders.
The term emphasizes historical priority and distinct cultural identity: indigenous peoples of the Amazon, the rights of indigenous people.
It has largely replaced older terms like native, aboriginal, or Indian in formal and international contexts.
The plural *peoples* acknowledges distinct nations and cultures rather than a monolithic group.
- ethnic groupPopulation sharing cultural identity
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- tribal customsGroup's inherited social practices
- land claimsAssertions of property ownership
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
self-determination · cultural heritage · endangered languages · treaty rights · oral traditions · identity · ancestral lands · reservation land · sovereignty movements · creation myths · spirit animals · kinship · elder councils · reparations · generational wisdom · sacred sites · ancestral knowledge · ceremonial practices
- Borneo tribesethnic groups, coastal tribes, longhouse, tribal customs, tribal elders
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- peoplesAmericans, British, Chinese, French, Germans
- residentsresident, residents, inhabitants, inhabitant, local
- Amazon JungleAmazon River, rainforest, jungle trek, canopy walk, piranha
- heritagecultural traditions, museum, national heritage, archive, monument
indigenous peoplesettlers
Those who establish homes
immigrants · colonists · newcomers · non-natives · migrants
indigenous peoplecolonizers
Those who establish foreign control
colonial powers · occupiers · conquerors · Europeans · colonial settlers
indigenous peopledominant culture
Society's prevailing belief system