Indigenous people

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Indigenous people

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- indigenous governance
  …practices of rule by which indigenous people govern themselves in formal and informal settings.
  …practices of rule by which indigenous people govern themselves in formal and informal settings.

- The Difference Between a Tribe and a Band
  Although many indigenous peoples, particularly those of Canada, have adopted the word nation in order to emphasize their sovereign political status, others continue to use the words tribe and band. Are all these terms interchangeable, or do they have specific meanings? To some extent, the
  Although many indigenous peoples, particularly those of Canada, have adopted the word nation in order to emphasize their sovereign political status, others continue to use the words tribe and band. Are all these terms interchangeable, or do they have specific meanings? To some extent, the