indigenous
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Unlike his father, who came from a poor indigenous family and grew up in the countryside, Cárdenas grew up in well-to-do homes, attending expensive private schools in Mexico City and Morelia, the capital of Michoacán.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Peru's Cardinal Castillo, the Archbishop of Lima, has said the trip would involve young people, women who help run community kitchens and members of the country's indigenous communities, according to Vatican News.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
To the Tongva, the indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin, it sounded familiar.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
The bulk of its workforce was made up of indigenous Wayuu, thousands of whom were hired to peel and package shrimp in processing plants around Maracaibo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“I wouldn’t say waiting for us. Anyway, I have to read about the effects of smallpox on indigenous populations tonight, so I can’t really solve The Case of the Fugitive Billionaire.”
From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green
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