It destroys traditional economic forms, erodes spiritual and cultural traditions, and threatens the identity of indigenous peoples.
The range of the estimates depends on whether mixed populations are included in the ' black ' and ' indigenous ' categories.
Both examples suggest a culturalpolitical logic - unwritten, fluid, but influential - which leaves some indigenous organisations privileged and others all but excluded.
The authors reject the "backward-looking preservationist" perspective, which seeks to maintain diglossia by keeping indigenous languages within their traditional domains.
Cultural assimilation has ceased to be acceptable to indigenous peoples in post-colonial societies.
The biggest obstacle to establishing participation rights for indigenous peoples in a treaty would have arisen from the factual setting.
Thus, locally indigenous nematodes should be easily found for biocontrol programmes in the region.
A good number of local constitutions have been reformed, and a few state laws on indigenous rights and culture have been enacted.
