indigene

Example Sentences

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He had a hook for a left hand, deeply impressive to the indigenes, and iron resolve.

From New York Times

Some indigenes claim to be suffering the kind of cultural annihilation that befell Australia’s Aborigines and New Zealand’s Maoris.

From Economist

Deadly clashes have erupted since 2001 and have been rooted in disputes over access to land, power and jobs between the so-called "indigenes" who happen to be mostly Christian and "settlers" who are largely Muslim.

From BBC

The fact that it was the usual way European colonists treated indigenes at the time doesn't mitigate that.

From New York Times

Mayans were virtually excluded from history,as they always had been, and the country was deeply divided between los indigenes and those of Spanish descent.

From Salon