The phrase "indigenous descent" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It refers to someone's ancestral origins from a particular indigenous or native group. Example: The artist's work was heavily influenced by her indigenous descent, incorporating traditional motifs and techniques into her paintings.
The region is home to many Mexicans of indigenous descent.
Like most voters, he is of indigenous descent.
Ladino, Westernized Central American person of predominantly mixed Spanish and indigenous descent.
For Mr Toledo that is a way of celebrating his achievement in becoming Peru's first elected president of indigenous descent.
Salgado's new force was made up of farmers, ranchers, engineers, doctors, accountants, and teachers, mostly of indigenous descent.
The record is even worse in rural areas.Mexicans of indigenous descent face cultural barriers too, some of them self-imposed.
The Brazilian population is comprised of individuals from several different ethnic backgrounds, including those of European descents, Brazilian Indigenous descents, and African descents.
But the minority who are of African or mixed European-indigenous descent form a higher proportion of its poorest people.
Last year, Jessica Mauboy – who is of half-Indonesian, half-indigenous descent – bopped with dancers dressed as Australian Football League players, surfers sporting budgie-smugglers, and giant koalas.
Maternal region of birth was known for 99.7% (n=632 805) of pregnancies, of which 74.6% occurred in Australian-born women of non-Indigenous descent (table 1).
The volatility of this issue can be seen in the current controversy in Massachusetts over the Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren's past description of herself as of indigenous American descent, which prompted opponents to accuse her of using that status to gain special consideration in hiring and promotion decisions.
