The term “native” derives from the Latin word natus, and has been used to describe people born to a particular place. While it was commonly used historically, the term has been criticized for not only reinforcing colonial hierarchies—natives were regarded as inferior to the civilized colonizer—but also (contradictorily) for implying an exclusionary racial and ethnic right to a place by a specific group. The term is currently used by some, for example, Native Americans, in their political claims for sovereignty. Within Europe this concept is increasingly used in xenophobic politics. Within the Netherlands, “native” is most commonly used to describe Indigenous Indonesians.