Sentence examples for indigenous ancestors from inspiring English sources

Some natives say that Miskitu comes from Miskut, a warrior who led their indigenous ancestors on the coast, where they mixed with pirates and shipwrecked slaves.

I have a flat face, and high cheekbones -- passed down to me by my indigenous ancestors.

Like her mother, Jolie has stated that she is part Iroquois, although her only known indigenous ancestors were 17th-century Hurons.

My indigenous ancestors were taken away from their parents as children and placed in "Indian Schools" in Arizona and New Mexico around the late 1800s.

Ironically, autochthonous male M81 and female U6 lineages from the Canaries have also been detected in Iberoamerica [ 57], demonstrating that Canary Islanders with indigenous ancestors actively participated in the American colonization.

From the genetic perspective, strong evidence in support of a N African origin of the indigenous ancestors and their present-day persistence was only obtained when uniparental genetic markers were analyzed.

"In indigenous cultures, ancestors are venerated in everyday life.

Carr virtually lived among the indigenous people whose ancestors had made them – "the Laughing One" was her nickname – enduring mosquitoes, seasickness and several serious illnesses.

Many indigenous Fijians, whose ancestors were part of a wave of migration centuries ago by Melanesians and Polynesians, do not support Mr. Speight.

For instance, consider Canadian citizens who ask themselves, "What, morally, do we owe the indigenous tribes whose ancestors were here before the European settlers arrived?" It will make a crucial difference to how this question is addressed whether "we" includes members of the indigenous tribes or rather (as secessionists among the tribespeople might prefer) does not include them.

As indigenous women whose ancestors are from this forest, we vigorously oppose these attacks on our public lands.