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Note that even if all the above criteria are fulfilled, some people may either not consider themselves as indigenous or may not be considered as indigenous by [[governments]], [[organizations]] or [[scholars]]. The [[discourse]] of indigenous / non-indigenous may also be viewed within the [[context]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcolonialism Postcolonialism] and the [[evolution]] of post-colonial societies. European ethnic groups such as the Greenlandic Norse, the Basque, the Serbs of Kosovo or the Maronite Christians in the Lebanon or the Jewish presence in Israel would all meet the criteria of indigenous people; but post-colonial [[discourse]] is predicated on European / technological advanced [[societies]] being the coloniser.  

Note that even if all the above criteria are fulfilled, some people may either not consider themselves as indigenous or may not be considered as indigenous by [[governments]], [[organizations]] or [[scholars]]. The [[discourse]] of indigenous / non-indigenous may also be viewed within the [[context]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postcolonialism Postcolonialism] and the [[evolution]] of post-colonial societies. European ethnic groups such as the Greenlandic Norse, the Basque, the Serbs of Kosovo or the Maronite Christians in the Lebanon or the Jewish presence in Israel would all meet the criteria of indigenous people; but post-colonial [[discourse]] is predicated on European / technological advanced [[societies]] being the coloniser.  

 

[[Category: Anthropology]]

[[Category: Anthropology]]