aboriginal

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a member of a race of people who were the first people to live in a country, before any colonists arrived:

The river was once a trade route for aboriginals and fur traders who built communities along its bank.

What does it mean to be an Native American or indigenous aboriginal today?

consisting of or relating to a race of people who lived in a country before any colonists arrived:

The Arunta are an aboriginal tribe from central Australia.

North American Aboriginal peoples have differing views concerning burial excavation.

Aboriginal art/traditions

having lived or existed in a place since the earliest known time:

The exhibit was of aboriginal plants of this area.