Original people of the land.

• A. Elders
• B. First Nations
• C. Indigenous
• D. Clans

Answer: (C)

Indigenous describes the original inhabitants of a place and their descendants who have long-standing ties to the land, cultures, and languages. It’s an inclusive term that covers many different groups, nations, and communities that have been connected to a region long before others arrived.

Elders are respected older members or leaders in a community, not a label for the people as a whole. Clans are kinship groups within some Indigenous nations, not a broad term for all original inhabitants. First Nations refers to specific Indigenous peoples in Canada, a subset of the broader idea of who the original inhabitants are, and doesn’t include everyone tied to the land (such as Inuit or Métis in Canada). Among these options, Indigenous best captures the idea of the original people of the land in a general, widely applicable way.