indigenous

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During the four-day visit, the doctor in Landry’s delegation, Joseph Griffin, asked residents about their healthcare concerns and whether they still practiced indigenous medicine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Bolivia is a country of 12 million people, many of them members of the Aymara and Quechua indigenous groups living in the high mountains.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"The sad thing is we have had a beautiful relationship with the people in the US, especially with the indigenous people," he said.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

According to the chamber, materials excluded from the guidelines include shearling, vintage fur and fur obtained "by indigenous communities through traditional subsistence hunting practices".

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

A first step toward satisfying that responsibility for Europeans and their descendants in North and South America would be to treat indigenous people today with respect—something that, alas, cannot yet be taken for granted.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann