In recent decades the term “Indigenous,” which was originally used to describe flora and fauna, has increasingly become a legal category describing various peoples colonized by Europe. The term itself describes a specific group of people who identify with a place as an original homeland and have developed longstanding traditions in that place. Under diverse colonial projects these peoples were dispossessed of their lands, which led often to (cultural) genocide. The term ‘Indigenous’ is one of empowerment, due in part to the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (2007). “Indigenous” encompasses those peoples traditionally referred to as “Aboriginals”, “First Nations” and “Indians” among others.