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"First peoples" redirects here. For the study of human origins, see Anthropogeny. A Navajo man on horseback in Monument Valley, Arizona, United States Inuit on a traditional qamutik (dog sled) in Cape Dorset, Nunavut, Canada Indigenous peoples , also known as first peoples , aboriginal peoples or native peoples , are ethnic groups who are the pre-colonial original inhabitants of a given region, in contrast to groups that have settled, occupied or colonized the area more recently. Groups are usually described as indigenous when they maintain traditions or other aspects of an early culture that is associated with a given region. Not all indigenous peoples share this characteristic, usually having adopted substantial elements of a colonising culture, such as dress, religion or language. Indigenous peoples may be settled in a given region (sedentary) or exhibit a nomadic lifestyle across a large territory, but they are generally historically associated with a specific territory...