Geographical issues on identification, visibility and recognition of Indigenous populations

Abstract

Indigeneity—the character of being indigenous to or having been formed in a specific place—has been elevated to a political category of action used by certain populations, thenceforth defined as “Indigenous”, to reclaim part or all of the lands they have been excluded from by progressive despoiling throughout the course of history. In proclaiming themselves Indigenous, these populations are first and foremost claiming historical precedence within a given area, thereby legitimizing the right o...