native population
Original local residents
Native population refers to the people originally inhabiting a place before colonization, immigration, or other demographic shifts: diseases that devastated the native population, the native population of Australia.
In demographics, it can also mean those born in a country as opposed to immigrants: The native population is aging while immigration keeps the workforce young.
- hutSmall crude dwelling
- reservation lifeExistence on native lands
- homelandOne's native land
- ancestral landsFamily territory through generations
- indigenousOriginating in a region
self-determination · children · ethnicity · village · heritage · sacred sites · sacred ground · traditional knowledge · tribal governance · tribal council · oral history · creation stories · land rights · blood quantum · treaties · treaty rights · elders · territory
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- demographicsage distribution, gender ratio, ethnic groups, birth rate, census data
native populationimmigrant population
Foreign-born residents collectively
immigrants · immigrant community · newcomers · settlers · expatriate community
native populationcolonizers
Those who establish foreign control
colonial settlers · colonists · invaders · European settlers · occupiers
native populationtransient population
Short-term inhabitants of area
temporary residents · sojourners · seasonal workers · guest workers · visitors
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