Working Group on Indigenous Populations

working Noun

— The workings of something is how it functions. He showed us the machine's inner workings.

group Noun

— When more than 2 things or people are together, they make a group.

group Verb

— To put people or things together to make a group.

on Preposition

— positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above The apple is on the table. — at the date of Tim was born on the 4th of July. — along, forwards (continuing an action) drive on, rock on — about, dealing with the subject of I have a book on history. There was a World Summit on the Information Society a few weeks ago. — touching; hanging from I have no money on me at the moment. I would like to eat the fruit on the trees. — because of, due to He was arrested on suspicion of bribery. I contacted Joanne on a hunch that she would know about it. The stock price increased on news of a new product.

on Adjective

— If something is on, it is active, functioning or operating. The television is on. The lights are on, so it is very bright.

indigenous Adjective

— If a plant, animal, or person is indigenous to a certain area, its ancestors have been there for a very long time. Several indigenous plants went extinct as a result of climate change. Indigenous people for the project to be cancelled. — Something that is indigenous is related to the native people of an area. Indigenous traditions have largely died out.

population Noun

— The population of a place is the people or animals that live there. The population of a city is higher than that of a town. The growth of population on earth may lead to much hunger.