Indigenous

Adjective

1. Native to a land, especially before colonization. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}

   "The Aboriginals were indigenous to Victoria before the World War."

2. In particular, of or relating to a people (or their language or culture) that inhabited a region prior to the arrival of people of other cultures which became dominant (e.g., through colonialism), and which maintains a distinct culture.

   "The Ainu are the indigenous ethnic group of Japan's Hokkaido Island."

3. Innate, inborn.
4. Original to a geographical area.

   "That style of pottery is indigenous to that region."