indigenous

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The Maoists said they were fighting for the rights of marginalised indigenous people in forest regions, where mining companies also eye valuable resources.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

He was a champion, too, of indigenous American culture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

In a statement, TikTok said it also agreed to third-party oversight regarding its data-protection measures, and increased support for Canadian artists, especially among the country’s French-speaking and indigenous populations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

Another resulted in a replacement, throughout almost the whole of tropical Southeast Asia, of indigenous hunter-gatherers by farmers of ultimately South Chinese origin.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond