Native people are communities of Indigenous peoples, defined as communities by self-identification and recognition with a shared history and traditions, regardless of land or nation state status. They are also known as First Nations, Indigenous groups, or Aboriginal communities. Native people are enriched by their widely recognized inherent rights to self-determination and to self-governance, which protects and frames their unique cultural heritage and language, distinct legal rights and territorial claims, and traditional spirituality and ways of life.

See also: indigenous peoples, first nations, social change, mother earth, natural world