indigenous people
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April 22, 2025
Indigenous people is a term used to describe the prior inhabitants of a geographic region—those who lived there before other groups arrived and took control. The term is most often used when the new group who came and took control is European or from a different continent, and events were within the last five hundred years.
Indigenous people often maintain their own cultures, languages, governance systems, and spiritual traditions while living within the new culture and systems. Today, indigenous peoples exist on every continent and often face discrimination and pressure to abandon their ways. The term replaces older, outdated labels like ‘native’ or ‘primitive’.
Indigenous people often maintain their own cultures, languages, governance systems, and spiritual traditions while living within the new culture and systems. Today, indigenous peoples exist on every continent and often face discrimination and pressure to abandon their ways. The term replaces older, outdated labels like ‘native’ or ‘primitive’.
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