indigenous
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These lands were part of the indigenous homelands of the Jewish people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
While Wellington does not have diplomatic relations with Taiwan, "this does not preclude New Zealand from maintaining trade, economic, cultural and indigenous exchanges", the foreign ministry said.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
Also, descendants of the Donners, Kit Carson, the enslaved, the indigenous and the crazily ambitious, innovative and visionary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
The UN has consistently pushed for a solution to the 50-year dispute, including a referendum, but the indigenous people of the area have never been able to vote for their own future.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
However, indigenous germs and food producers prevented Europeans from settling most of this region in significant numbers.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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