Indigenous Peoples
Also known asIndigenous People · People, Indigenous · Peoples, Indigenous · Native Peoples · Native People · People, Native · Peoples, Native · First Nation Peoples · First Nation People · Nation People, First · Nation Peoples, First · People, First Nation
Definition
Descendants who self-identify as members of a group who inhabited a country or region at the time when people of different cultures or ethnic origins arrived. They often maintain their distinct language, culture, and beliefs.
MeSH classification
- M01.270.968
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Alaska Natives
Persons having origins in any indigenous people of ALASKA and their descendants.
American Indian or Alaska Native
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North, South and Central Americas, and who maintains tribal affiliation or communi…
Amish
An ethnic group with shared religious beliefs in PROTESTANTISM. Originating in Switzerland in the late 1600s, and first migrating to the mid…
Arabs
Members of a Semitic people inhabiting the Arabian peninsula or other countries of the Middle East and North Africa. The term may be used wi…
Asian
A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, C…
Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander
Members of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community.
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
The two groups of indigenous aboriginal peoples of Australia. They include Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. These are two…
Black or African American
A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa (https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/10/30/97-28653/revisions…
Source: NIH MeSH 2026 (D000081034) — National Library of Medicine, public domain. View official MeSH record ↗