indigenous
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In the Amazon rainforest, where priests have long been scarce, some villagers have turned to their own spiritual leaders, while evangelical missionaries have blended Christianity with indigenous beliefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
For the explorer, the main highlight was spending time with the Baka tribe, a semi-nomadic indigenous ethnic group.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
To the Tongva, the indigenous people of the Los Angeles Basin, it sounded familiar.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Deforestation has a "massive impact on the cultural identity and on the livelihood of local and indigenous communities", he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
But all of his bold resolve would have come to nothing without the vast indigenous army whose leaders believed they could use the Spanish presence to catalyze the destruction of the Triple Alliance.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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