indigenous people
first inhabitants of an area and their descendants
AI overview
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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Research
43,670 papers- Indigenous people's experiences of primary health care in Canada: a qualitative systematic review.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2024
- Misracialization of Indigenous people in population health and mortality studies: a scoping review to establish promising practices.Epidemiologic reviews · 2023
- Work and health challenges of Indigenous people in Canada.The Lancet. Global health · 2022
- Psychology and Indigenous People.Annual review of psychology · 2022
- Preventative health assessments and indigenous people of Australia: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2023
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Article
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.