What does the term "Indigenous" means to us as a group?

Please note that we are using the following definition as a starting point to understand the term "Indigenous"

Considering the diversity of Indigenous peoples, an official definition of “Indigenous” has not been adopted by any UN-system body. Instead the system has developed a modern understanding of this term based on the following:

• Self- identification as Indigenous peoples at the individual level and accepted by the community as their member. 
• Historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settler societies 
• Strong link to territories and surrounding natural resources 
• Distinct social, economic or political systems 
• Distinct language, culture and beliefs  
• Resolve to maintain and reproduce their ancestral environments and systems as distinctive peoples and communities.