native settlements
Original inhabitants' villages
Native settlements are communities or villages established by indigenous peoples, typically before or apart from colonial or outside development.
The term often appears in historical, anthropological, or legal contexts discussing land rights and displacement: The treaty recognized native settlements predating European arrival.
The phrase can carry colonial overtones, implying a contrast with "proper" towns.
- longhousesMulti-family indigenous dwellings
- tribal councilIndigenous community's ruling body
- clan motherFemale kinship group leader
- wigwamsDomed Native American shelters
- birch barkPale tree's outer layer
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native settlementscolonial settlements
Established communities in claimed territories
European colonies · colonial towns · trading posts · garrison towns · military forts
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