Indigenization

For a policy in the Soviet Union, see Korenizatsiia.
Poster in the Ukrainian language about the beginning of the indigenization policy (Korenizatsiya in Russian, meaning "indigenization", literally "putting down roots") in Soviet Ukraine (see: Ukrainization). The text translates to: "Son! Enroll in the School of Red Commanders [uk], and the defense of Soviet Ukraine will be ensured." First published in the USSR in 1921.

Indigenization is the act of making something more indigenous; transformation of some service, idea, etc. to suit a local culture, especially through the use of more indigenous people in public administration, employment and other fields.[1]

The term is primarily used by anthropologists to describe what happens when locals take something from the outside and make it their own (such as: Africanization or Americanization).[2]

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  2. ^ "Definition of INDIGENIZE". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 1 December 2016.