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In postcolonial studies, Indigeneity is applied and debated as a concept that signifies difference, usually from a dominant settler society and its empire (see ch. 16). Indigeneity is established on the basis of demonstrated relation – genealogical, genetic, cultural or otherwise – to the people who occupied certain territories continuously or prior to their current settler occupants. The term is most commonly used in relation to marginalized groups around the world exposed to colonial settler regimes or projects, including the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Oceania, Japan, and South-East Asia. The term is also sometimes applied to Indigenous peoples in Europe such as Welsh, Gaelic, Basque, Frisian, Sami, and others.
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Bartels, A., Eckstein, L., Waller, N., Wiemann, D. (2019). Interlude: Indigeneity. In: Postcolonial Literatures in English. J.B. Metzler, Stuttgart. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-476-05598-9_12
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