indigenist adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Supporting indigenous people or beliefs.The nationalist and indigenist positions often overlap, and both nationalists and indigenists tend to see themselves as apart from and in opposition to the cosmopolitans — 2000 noun1 •A person who supports indigenous people or beliefs.For indigenists, benefits included a new and potentially more compelling frame in which to promote their advocacy of indigenous selfdetermination. — 2016 formsindigenists · more indigenist · most indigenist