indigenous people

collocation in English

meaningsofindigenousandpeople

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indigenous
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ɪ.nəs/us
/ɪnˈdɪdʒ.ə.nəs/
used to refer to, or relating to, the people who originally lived in a place, rather than people who moved there from somewhere ...
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people
noun[plural]
uk
/ˈpiː.pəl/us
/ˈpiː.pəl/
men, women, ...
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(Definition ofindigenousandpeoplefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This has created conflict between upstream and downstream communities, as well as tension among theindigenouspeopleand migrant contract farmers.
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Nor is the influence of local sound sources limited toindigenouspeople.
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In this respect the book illuminates the ways in whichindigenouspeopleand the state continually negotiate and renegotiate their relationship in particular contexts.
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This land was then designated to be redistributed to theindigenouspeople.
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Only three decades earlier, the lives of theindigenouspeople(primarily nomadic tribes and pearl divers) changed dramatically.
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A failure to use these spellings can be interpreted byindigenouspeopleas reflecting political positions concerning their languages, their communities, and their human rights.
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There were no village forests that served as common property for theindigenouspeopleand other villagers.
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A percentage of royalties was to be distributed among theindigenouspeople.
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Indigenouspeopleare seen as the stewards of biodiversity, and supporting them is supporting conservation.
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