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In reflection my final post should have been my first post. Below are many definitions compiled with the help of Google defining the term”Indigenous”.

Definitions of indigenous on the Web:

• autochthonal: originating where it is found; “the autochthonal fauna of Australia includes the kangaroo”; “autochthonous rocks and people and …
  wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
• Indigenous is an American blues-rock group that came to prominence in the late 1990s. The band originally consisted of two brothers, Mato Nanji (vocals and guitar, b. 1974), Pte (bass guitar), along with their sister, Wanbdi (drums, vocals), and their cousin, Horse (percussion).
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous (band)
• Indigenous (原居民) (1993-2004) was an Irish thoroughbred racehorse who also raced in Hong Kong. He was bred by Major John de Burgh at his Oldtown Stud in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland and sold as a yearling for 10,500 guineas at the Goffs Orby Sale in 1994.
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous (horse)
• In ecology, an indigenous species is an organism which is native to a given region or ecosystem. Indigenous species contrast with introduced species. …
  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous (ecology)
• born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion, especially of plants and indigenous peoples; figuratively, innate
  en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indigenous
• native to a particular area or region
  www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/glossary/
• Having origins in a region or a country.
  www.edgateway.net/pub/docs/pel/glossary.htm
• natural to a country or region, native.
  www.anbg.gov.au/glossary/webpubl/lichglos.htm
• Refers to a species that is native to a geographic area; plants that existed in an area prior to the 1600’s, before Russian exploration. Syn: native
  www.lasgrwc.org/LandscapeEthic/GlossaryNov17.doc
• Having originated in and being produced, growing, living, or occurring naturally in a particular region or environment.
  investigate.conservation.org/expeditions/guyana/glossary.htm
• a naturally occurring species
  www.jcpsky.net/departments/environmentaled/blackacre/glossary.html
• Originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country; native
  prairieu.umn.edu/
• Peoples who lived in Colombia before Colombus’ arrival.
  www.afsc.org/colombia/learn-about/glossary.htm
• generated from within or capable of originating from within the local context. This contrasts with exogenous.
  www.imb.org/CPM/Glossary.htm
• Native to a particular area, not introduced
  malleecma.vic.gov.au/glossarymcma.asp
• native to a region, whether people, plants, wildlife, or cultural expressions.
  www.louisianavoices.org/edu_glossary.html
• Generally used in the international context, “indigenous” refers to peoples who are original to a particular territory. This term is very similar to Aboriginal and has a positive connotation.
  www.fnmr.gov.sk.ca/community/glossary/
• native, as in: Koalas are indigenous to Australia.
  www.business-words.com/dictionary/I.html
• This term is used mainly in an international context, as in the United Nations International Year of the World’s Indigenous People, a UN working group on the rights of Indigenous people, and the World Congress of Indigenous Peoples.
  www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/pubs/communicating_aboriginal/appendix_e.htm
• organisms occurring naturally in a designated geographical area, but also elsewhere (see also endemic); in the context of this book, occurring naturally in the Samoan Islands, but also elsewhere.
  www2.bishopmuseum.org/PBS/samoasnail/fgglossary.html
• Indigenous means “native to the area.” In this sense, Aboriginal people are indeed indigenous to North America.
  nwt-tno.inac-ainc.gc.ca/youthbuzz/gl_e.htm
• native but not restricted to a particular geographic area
  www.niwa.cri.nz/rc/freshwater/fishatlas/glossary
• original to the country, not introduced; native, not foreign
  www.marinebiodiversity.ca/BayOfFundy/glossMA.html
• native organisms, not introduced by humans.
  www.med.govt.nz/templates/MultipageDocumentPage____28193.aspx
• (cap.) 1. the term used by the United Nations in its recognition of the special or unique rights of ‘first peoples’ or ‘first nations’. 2. as used in accordance with Australian federal government policy, an Aboriginal Australian.
  www.artistwd.com/joyzine/australia/strine/i.php
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