• The indigenous peoples
  Indigenous peoples
  Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
  
    of a place
  • Autochthonous language, the language of an indigenous people
  • Autochtoon, a term in Dutch: a citizen of the Netherlands or Flanders whose parents were (both) born in the Netherlands or Flanders, as opposed to an allochtoon
    Allochtoon
    Allochtoon is a Dutch word , literally meaning "originating from another country"...
    
    , any persons of whom one or both parents was not born in the Netherlands or Flanders.
  • political indigenism
    Indigenism
    Indigenism, Native nationalism, or Indigenous nationalism is a kind of ethnic nationalism emphasizing the group's indigeneity to their homeland...
    
    , basing an ideology of the a groups notion of being "autochthonous" to their homeland
    • Historiography and nationalism
      Historiography and nationalism
      Historiography is the study of how history is written. One pervasive influence upon the writing of history has been nationalism, a set of beliefs about political legitimacy and "cultural identity". Nationalism has provided a significant framework for historical writing in Europe and in those former...
      
      
    • protochronism
      Protochronism
      Protochronism is a Romanian term describing the tendency to ascribe, largely relying on questionable data and subjective interpretations, an idealised past to the country as a whole...
      
      
• A landrace
  Landrace
  A landrace is a local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species which has developed largely by natural processes, by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which it lives. It differs from a formal breed which has been bred deliberately to conform to a particular standard...
  
   of indigenous animals.
• In medicine
  Medicine
  Medicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
  
  , autochthonous means originating in the place where found, for example "autochthonous cancer" or "autochthonous cells"
• In mythology
  Mythology
  The term mythology can refer either to the study of myths, or to a body or collection of myths. As examples, comparative mythology is the study of connections between myths from different cultures, whereas Greek mythology is the body of myths from ancient Greece...
  
  , people born straight from the earth, with no human parents, see Autochthon (ancient Greece)
• The indigenous flora and fauna of a region; see Indigenous (ecology)
  Indigenous (ecology)
  In biogeography, a species is defined as native to a given region or ecosystem if its presence in that region is the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention. Every natural organism has its own natural range of distribution in which it is regarded as native...
  
  
• A sediment or rock that can be found at its site of formation or deposition, as opposed to an allochthon
  Allochthon
  thumb|right|250px|Schematic overview of a thrust system. The hanging wall block is called a [[nappe]]. If an [[erosion]]al hole is created in the nappe that is called a [[window |window]]...
  
  , which has moved away from that site
• Autochton (butterfly)
  Autochton (butterfly)
  Autochton is a genus of skipper butterflies. They belong to the subfamily Eudaminae, which was long included with the spread-winged skippers as a tribe.- List of species :* Two-spotted Banded-Skipper, Autochton bipunctatus...
  
  , a genus of skipper butterflies
• Autochthonous Croatian Party of Rights

Fiction

• Autochthons
  The Divine Invasion
  The Divine Invasion is a BSFA Award nominated 1981 science fiction book by Philip K. Dick. It is the second book in the gnostic VALIS trilogy, and takes place in the indeterminate future, perhaps a century or more after VALIS...
  
   are the natural inhabitants on a refuge of the CY30-CY30B star system in the novel The Divine Invasion
  The Divine Invasion
  The Divine Invasion is a BSFA Award nominated 1981 science fiction book by Philip K. Dick. It is the second book in the gnostic VALIS trilogy, and takes place in the indeterminate future, perhaps a century or more after VALIS...
  
   by Philip K. Dick
  Philip K. Dick
  Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered...
  
  . They worship the deity Yah who has been banished from Earth and must then invade several characters in the story in order to return to Earth again
• Autochthon Wurm, a card from Wizard of the Coast's Magic: The Gathering
  Magic: The Gathering
  Magic: The Gathering , also known as Magic, is the first collectible trading card game created by mathematics professor Richard Garfield and introduced in 1993 by Wizards of the Coast. Magic continues to thrive, with approximately twelve million players as of 2011...
  
   Trading Card Game
• Autochthon is a Primordial- also known as the Great Maker and the King of All Craftsmen- and the patron of the Alchemical Exalted
  Exalted
  Exalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. The game is classified as high fantasy, but may be more accurately described as "mythic fantasy", as the developer specifically avoided drawing on J. R. R. Tolkien, but rather turned to a mixture of world mythologies for inspiration...
  
   in the Exalted
  Exalted
  Exalted is a role-playing game published by White Wolf Publishing. The game is classified as high fantasy, but may be more accurately described as "mythic fantasy", as the developer specifically avoided drawing on J. R. R. Tolkien, but rather turned to a mixture of world mythologies for inspiration...
  
   role-playing game
  Role-playing game
  A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
  
  .

See also

• Auto (disambiguation)
• Chthon (disambiguation)
• Aborigine (disambiguation)
• Indigenous
  Indigenous peoples
  Indigenous peoples are ethnic groups that are defined as indigenous according to one of the various definitions of the term, there is no universally accepted definition but most of which carry connotations of being the "original inhabitants" of a territory....
  
  
• Landrace
  Landrace
  A landrace is a local variety of a domesticated animal or plant species which has developed largely by natural processes, by adaptation to the natural and cultural environment in which it lives. It differs from a formal breed which has been bred deliberately to conform to a particular standard...