Indigenous poets ...

... Poetica Critique: Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Editor, "Effigies."

Long after our hominid ancestors walked out of Africa during the Middle Paleolithic, then dispersed, taking different directions, whether at the same time or in several emigrations (5), some staying behind to populate the African continent—many centuries later they began to meet again. Having evolved the different physiques and colors needed for survival in various climates, along with customs and beliefs, instead of calling a family circle meeting, they saw "strangers" who registered as potential threats, or opportunities for exploitation.