The aboriginal term comes from the Latin "ab origine" which means, those who live in a specific place from the beginning and before any colonization, be they animals, people or plants, the term is also used as a synonym for indigenous, the American aborigines were improperly called as Indians, by the Europeans at the time of the conquest this was because the conquerors had the idea that they had arrived in India since that was their destination initially.
As mentioned, the term aboriginal is also a synonym widely used by the colonizers to catalog the indigenous people, some of the most important aboriginal civilizations in terms of history can be mentioned to the Incas also called the Inca civilization, which was The last of the civilizations that remained independent during the conquest of America, it was located in the current territories of Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, Bolivia and Chile. Also the Mayans were a Mesoamerican civilization considered of great importancefor standing out in the glyphic writing, its art, architecture, its mathematical system and its economy that were quite relevant. Another of the most important aboriginal tribes were the Aztecs, who dominated the current territories of central and southern Mexico, in the 14th to the 16th century they were famous for being highly organized, they were also considered barbarians for having a bloody attitude, that is why That is why they were not seen in a good way by the other tribes.
Currently there are few aboriginal tribes that have survived the passage of time and the modernization and among which may be mentioned to the tribe of the Vadoma located in northern Zimbabwe and Shona dialect is. The Piranhas tribe, they live in the Amazon, their main characteristic is their dialect, considered quite simple and strange at the same time. Another tribe that remains today are the Yanomami also located in the Amazon specifically between Venezuela and Brazil, they are characterized by forming extensive families that live in shabonos (huts built with palm leaves and trunks) where between 20 and 200 people can live depending on the size. The Yanomami grow bananas, cassava, sugar cane,tobacco, cotton, among others, are considered nomadic because from time to time they move to different lands, this is due to the short period of productivity of their crops.
Today the aborigines have great importance for the culture of each country, because thanks to their contribution in conjunction with scientists, important research has been done for science, botany, biology, etc. Unfortunately, at present, there are few government policies that protect and respect their habitat and culture, because of this that fewer and fewer indigenous ethnic groups prevail in the world.
