Naturally Indigenous

Questions that have no definitive answer except for how a person or group of people prefer the correct answer to be based on their opinion.

 

Oxford Dictionary

Indigenous: (a) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native. (b) inhabiting or existing in a land from the earliest times or from before the arrival of colonists.

My questions for Oxford are; (excluding Adam and Eve for the purpose of the questions) Where did human life originate? (Some archeologist claim, humans originated in Africa, which it is important to note, it probably wasn’t called Africa at that time, and there is a strong possibility the continents had not yet separated completely, and some continents might still have been partially connected when humans came to be.) And if the first humans moved from their place of origin, would they be considered colonist?  

Family Photo 

                              

Colonist Arrive 

                                       

    So,

How many years/ centuries does a person or generations of their family have to live and occupy an area of land to be considered native or indigenous?

Who determines if a group of people are native or indigenous and what calculations are used?

When a person is born (any place on Earth) are they automatically considered to be a native or indigenous at the place of their birth?

When a person moves to another country are they automatically considered to be a native, indigenous, or colonist?

Based on the history of human conquering and reconquering of people and land, at what point does conquering change to ‘stolen land’ and if the people who were conquered, after several centuries, reconquer the current inhabitants; would they be accused of ‘stealing land’ or reclaiming stolen land?

 

Lastly, (setting aside religious doctrine) why are humans afforded inalienable rights? Who decided that? What exactly are inalienable rights: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? Striving for Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness might differ greatly from person to person. Also, what if one person’s inalienable rights are completely different from another person’s inalienable rights, as stated in the movie Conan; What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women".

 

In my humble opinion, all of the above is solely determined by whoever is currently in charge: the will of the people, governments, Kings, Queens, and or dictators.

 

The only thing that is certain, people live and people die, and what happens in the middle is decided by free will and their strength of character, and I endeavor every day to be an utterly fascinating and unique character.

 

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