indigenous
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That context starts with archival footage of French-colonized Algeria in the 1930s, the visuals speaking to both a humming aura of activity and the reality of who’s indigenous and who’s not.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
The Maoists said they were fighting for the rights of marginalised indigenous people in forest regions, where mining companies also eye valuable resources.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
Many speeches and even tour-guide presentations start with a reminder that the soil on which the speaker and audience stand was once occupied only by indigenous people.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
His tenure as mayor was marked by efforts to clean up the city, preserve indigenous heritage, and a crackdown on corruption.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
A priori, the region might have seemed a likely one to support productive indigenous agriculture.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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