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indigenous

adjective as in native

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adjective as in local, domestic

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adjective as in innate, inborn

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New Zealand is often considered a world leader when it comes to supporting indigenous rights – but under the centre-right government of Christopher Luxon, many fear those rights are now at risk.

From BBC

The Fremen, whose home planet is Arrakis, where Spice is mined, bedevil the miners and the troops that protect them and, as the indigenous population battling imperial usurpers, are the faction you should root for.

Protests erupted inside and outside of New Zealand’s parliament this week as the country’s far-right ACT New Zealand Party pushed a bill to redefine a treaty outlining the rights of the indigenous Māori people.

From Salon

The country is often considered a leader in indigenous rights, but opponents of the bill fear those same rights are being put at risk by this bill.

From BBC

Two journalists have been slain in recent weeks, as well as a beloved indigenous priest.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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