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indigenous

[in-dij-uh-nuhs] / ɪnˈdɪdʒ ə nəs /




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McDade says the work of slaves and indigenous people of America contributed to creating the book.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"There are things that, when we study them, with our present-day criteria, our values, obviously cannot make us feel proud," he had said while visiting an exhibition on indigenous Mexican women in Madrid.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

For the Mother Tree Project, Ms. Simard and her colleagues worked with provincial and indigenous authorities, as well as forestry executives, to establish nine test sites across a range of climatic regions in British Columbia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Their extensive instructions included recording anything of natural and cultural interest, communicating the acquisition to the indigenous people along the way, and negotiating terms with these tribes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Over the centuries the burning created an intricate ecosystem of fire-adapted plant species dependent on indigenous pyrophilia.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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