For some reason, it didn’t even occur to me that you meant literal indigenous tribes.
Tbh, I was a little put off by the word ‘natives’ because I thought you were referring to non tribal, present day individuals as natives.
But I think there is definitely a missing word for present day indigenous, tribal people who prefer to adhere to their ways rather than accept modern ways of life. “Natives” sounds demeaning to me. “Locals” has a whiff of modernity. Maybe “indigenes” (which is apparently a real word)?
Tbh, I was a little put off by the word ‘natives’ because I thought you were referring to non tribal, present day individuals as natives.
But I think there is definitely a missing word for present day indigenous, tribal people who prefer to adhere to their ways rather than accept modern ways of life. “Natives” sounds demeaning to me. “Locals” has a whiff of modernity. Maybe “indigenes” (which is apparently a real word)?
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Indigenes