#native status

• Autochthony — The quality or state of being autochthonous; the condition of a population, species, or culture of originating from the land or region where it lives. In historiographical and philosophical debates, the notion grounds the argument of historical continuity and legitimacy of a people over their primordial geographic space, defining deep ethnic identity in relation to subsequent migrations.
• Autochthony — The character, quality, or legal and historical state of a community, culture, or species being autochthonous; the official recognition of the ancestral and uninterrupted bond between a human group and its territory of origin. In contemporary international law, the concept grounds claims for self-determination, ecological protection, and conservation of intangible heritage against assimilative or industrial pressures.