In Colombia, the Spanish word criollo (cognate of English Creole) designates the national ethnic group consisting of people with mixed Spanish and Amerind ancestry. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... A Hupa man, 1923 The term indigenous peoples of the Americas encompasses the inhabitants of the Americas before the arrival of the European explorers in the 15th century, as well as many present-day ethnic groups who identify themselves with those historical peoples. ...

Note that this sense differs from the meaning of criollo in most other Spanish-speaking countries, where it designates locally-born people of pure Spanish ancestry. In the Spanish colonial caste system (castas), a criollo was a person of unmixed Spanish ancestry born in the colonies. ...