indigenousness
Native origin status
Indigenousness is the quality of being indigenous—native or original to a place.
The term appears most often in discussions of the rights, identity, and recognition of indigenous peoples: The community's indigenousness to the region predates colonial records.
It can also describe plants, animals, or cultural practices native to a particular area.
Indigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- tribalOf a clan
- ethnicOf a cultural group
birthright · belonging · heritage · origin · authenticity · recognition · self-identification · community
Supreme independent authority
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- treatyBinding pact between nations
reservation · custodianship · stewardship · displacement · repatriation · decolonization · autonomy · jurisdiction
Science of human-plant relationships
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
Long-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
storytelling · mythology · cosmology · spirituality · language · dance · music · handicrafts
Those from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- clanRelated group sharing ancestry
tribe · kinship · elders · matriarchs · patriarchs · genealogy · roots · descendants
aboriginal
Indigenous to a place
- nativeOriginating from a place
- autochthonousOriginating where found
- tribalOf a clan
ethnic · birthright · belonging · heritage · origin · authenticity · recognition · self-identification · community · nationality
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
treaty · reservation · custodianship · stewardship · displacement · repatriation · decolonization · autonomy · jurisdiction · boundaries
ethnobotany
Science of human-plant relationships
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- sustainabilityCapacity to endure indefinitely
foraging · conservation · endemic · permaculture · ecosystem
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
folklore · storytelling · mythology · cosmology · spirituality · language · dance · music · handicrafts · attire
ancestors
Those from whom one descends
- forebearsAncestral family members
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
clan · tribe · kinship · elders · matriarchs · patriarchs · genealogy · roots · descendants · progenitors
indigenousnessforeignness
Quality of being unfamiliar
exoticness · immigrant status · transplantation · diaspora · alienness
indigenousnessWesternization
Adopting Western cultural practices
globalization · assimilation · cultural imperialism · modernity · foreignness
indigenous, indigene, indigenously, indigenized, indigenization