ancestral
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The Indigenous Youth Association of Moskitia - the ancestral region Rivera hailed from - expressed its "profound indignation at the inhuman, cruel and unjust treatment he endured in his final years".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Douglas says there is something about the "repetitive beat" and everyone "gathering to release some pent-up energy" which feels like a way to connect to our ancestral roots.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
"We reasoned that rare variants can sometimes be traced back to specific ancestral populations, and could be informative in revealing fine-scale migration patterns within Japan," Terao said.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
The highway traverses the ancestral homelands of more than 25 tribal nations.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
This very unequal distribution of wild ancestral species among the continents became an important reason why Eurasians, rather than peoples of other continents, were the ones to end up with guns, germs, and steel.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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