indigenous
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When European colonizers came to New Zealand in the 1800s, it changed the indigenous food.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The coca leaf is an ancestral crop traditionally used by indigenous communities in teas and medicines.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Many of her own patients came only after first visiting indigenous healers, Tan said, viewing psychiatry as a "last resort".
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A history of fire suppression and bans on indigenous cultural burning has also allowed more kindling to accumulate on the forest floor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Thus, as in New Guinea, the limitations on indigenous food production in the eastern United States were not due to Native American peoples themselves, but instead depended entirely on the American biota and environment.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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