Understanding Indigeneity—demography, Culture, and Literature

The term ‘indigenous’ implies belonging to a particular place, in its origins. It can be referred to people, culture, their art, cuisine, customs, habits, and lifestyle. Every country has an indigenous population which might have been erased, dominated, or marginalised by settler communities through wars, colonization, or migrations. Indigenous tribes exist in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, America, South America, Canada, Asia especially India. They are called by different labels in different countries. For instance, in the Indian constitution, they are referred to as Schedule Caste, Schedule Tribes, but otherwise called ‘Adivasis.’ In Australia they are the ‘Aboriginal people, in Canada they are ‘First Nation’ while in some other Asian countries they are ‘Janjati’ ‘Hunter-Gatherers’ or ‘Hill Tribes’

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