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Centering the Indigenous Nation
Outsiders tend to see indigenous nations as static, archaic, dying communities—non-existent at worst, or remnants of ancient, once-noble, but now destroyed or deeply fragmented communities at best. Generally ignored in social and cultural theories and policies, occasionally and condescendingly deemed “ready for assimilation,” Indigenous Peoples are not recognized as self-governing communities. Frequently, they are relegated to citizenship status without consent and without indigenous rights.
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