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indigenous

adjective as in native

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adjective as in local, domestic

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In the foreground, an indigenous woman carrying a baby in her arms and a basket on her back, accompanied by a young boy and his dogs, traverses the rocky terrain.

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“By pushing forward with the Hyphen project without meaningful consultation with the affected indigenous communities, Germany is failing to reckon with its colonial past.”

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The Janjaweed have morphed into a militia known as the Rapid Support Forces that has been accused of attacks against Darfur’s Black indigenous communities.

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Environmentalists and indigenous groups have also long opposed the project.

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Conaie, the country's largest indigenous organisation which led a national strike, said "five of us have been arbitrarily detained".

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