first inhabitants of an area and their descendants
Indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a region and their descendants who have maintained a continuous presence there over generations. Understanding who they are matters because they have deep historical, cultural, and often legal claims to their ancestral lands and the knowledge systems they've developed over centuries.
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A Kaqchikel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Sololá, Guatemala (1993)
There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant cultural model.
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