How to Use indigenous in a Sentence

indigenous

adjective

• There are several indigenous groups that still live in the area.
• The Day of the Dead has roots in indigenous Aztec culture.
  — Katarina Avendano, Good Housekeeping, 25 July 2022
• The path had been cut by the indigenous Beothuk people.
  — Longreads, 9 Apr. 2021
• The fall armyworms, which are indigenous to the U.S., are the larval stage of the fall armyworm moth.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
• The subject of indigenous peoples is near and dear to her heart.
  — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2022
• How has the indigenous fashion sector changed over the years?
  — Chloe Sachdev, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Sep. 2021
• But the lands where those trees grow were taken from an indigenous group known as the Mapuche.
  — Eduardo Thomson, Bloomberg.com, 15 Oct. 2020
• It's named for the indigenous Caddo people, who settled in the area in the early 1800s.
  — Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
• Take a tour to learn about the indigenous people who first occupied the area.
  — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Aug. 2021
• That drink is tejate, an indigenous name that means nectar of the gods.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2022
• Marzio Emilio Villa is a black-indigenous artist born in Brazil in 1987 and who lives and works in Milan.
  — Vogue, 27 Oct. 2022
• There’s also a sense of connection to the earth that is one of the hallmarks of indigenous people of that time.
  — Scott Huddleston, San Antonio Express-News, 31 May 2021
• The trees are indigenous to the Houston area and promise to be hardy and low-maintenance.
  — Jennifer Michelle Greenberg, Houston Chronicle, 15 Jan. 2018
• The Sámi, the indigenous people in the far north of Europe and Russia, are ready to share their stories with the world.
  — Marta Balaga, Variety, 25 Sep. 2022
• Kente is indigenous to the Asante kingdom, in what is now Ghana.
  — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 9 June 2020
• Ibogaine is derived from the root of the iboga shrub, which grows in Central Africa and is indigenous to Gabon.
  — Amanda Siebert, Forbes, 16 May 2022
• The indigenous people of the region had been at it for countless centuries.
  — Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 17 June 2020
• Instead, an indigenous design will be on the bank note.
  — Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023
• This limit doesn't apply to African cobras or vipers that aren't indigenous to the state.
  — Gabriela Miranda, USA TODAY, 7 July 2021
• But for most of Picard’s new allies, the demons are indigenous to their inner selves.
  — Laurence Scott, Wired, 28 Mar. 2020
• The Australia team posed with a flag of Australia's indigenous people.
  — Graham Dunbar, Star Tribune, 22 July 2021
• And more than a few indigenous scholars and activists have been asking just that.
  — Jeff Yang, CNN, 4 Jan. 2023
• Pereira is also well known in the region for his efforts to protect the lives of indigenous tribes in the rainforest.
  — Phil Boucher, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022
• Instead, the indigenous Mexicans were told to grow hemp for rope.
  — Angela Chen, The Verge, 19 Apr. 2018
• The indigenous peoples were successful, and the test was cancelled.
  — David Vetter, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2022
• Even some indigenous thinkers aren't keen on the idea, arguing that these new laws could infringe their treaty rights.
  — Clive Thompson, Wired, 17 Dec. 2019
• One of the most effective ways to protect the Amazon is to secure and expand the land rights of indigenous peoples.
  — Gen Cleary, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2023
• Some who speak indigenous languages said there aren't any staff members who can speak with them.
  — CBS News, 28 June 2019
• The forested 1-acre lot has a pool surrounded by indigenous grasses, lawns, and specimen trees, and private-path access to Gardiner's Bay.
  — The Week Staff, theweek, 3 Sep. 2024
• This contamination hurts indigenous people who depend on the rivers for fishing, bathing and drinking, causing long-term health and environmental problems.
  — Jalynn Hilton, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024