The people who inhabited a particular country or region prior to its settlement in historic times by immigrants. The word "indigenous" or "native" is used to distinguish such peoples from the later arrivals.
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- NativeWeb Resources for indigenous cultures around the world: directory and news.
- Center For World Indigenous Studies An independent, non-profit organization; studies and promotes the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and their social, economic and political status. Fourth World Documentation Project online library; information on CWIS sponsored educational programs.
- Aboriginal Links International A directory of sites related to indigenous people around the world.
- TribalTek.org Web portal of information on indigenous people, lifeskills, and art worldwide. Also with sections on sovereignty, neotribalism, and historical reenactment.
- International Indian Treaty Council An international organization of indigenous peoples from North, Central, South America and the Pacific working for the sovereignty and self-Determination of indigenous peoples and the recognition and protection of indigenous rights, traditional cultures and sacred lands.
- Indigenous Ethnicities Articles, links, and environmental information on more than 300 native peoples of Africa, Asia and the Americas.
- Indigenous People of the World A Digital library of the Indigenous people of today.