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Pan-Indianism is a philosophical and political approach promoting unity and, to some extent, cultural homogenization, among different Indigenous groups in the Americas regardless of tribal distinctions and cultural differences.[1]
This approach to political organizing is primarily associated with Native Americans organizing for social justice and cultural revitalization in the Continental United States but has spread to some other Indigenous communities as well, especially in Canada. Inuit and Métis people may consider themselves part of the broader, pan-Aboriginal community or some variation thereof.[2] Some academics have also used the term pan-Amerindianism to distinguish from other peoples known as "Indians."[3] Some pan-Indian organizations seek to pool the resources of Native groups in order to protect the interests of indigenous peoples across the world.[4]
- ^ Robbins, Dorothy M (30 July 1997). "A Short History of Pan-Indianism". Native American Information Service. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ^ Robbins, Dorothy M. "ABORIGINAL IDENTITY IN THE CANADIAN CONTEXT" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
National loyalties and identities characterize the modern nation-state but in Aboriginal communities, identities are often not region-wide and are not ethnic in the sense of "pan-Indian" identities.... To be sure, initially these individuals were not acting in consort with one another, evidencing some grand plan to transform the cultural landscape of Canada or to create a pan-Canadian Aboriginal identity
- ^ Achankeng, Fonkem (2015). Nationalism and Intra-State Conflicts in the Postcolonial World. p. 434.
- ^ Waldman, Carl (2009). "Atlas of The North American Indian" (Third ed.), pp 262, 264, 241. Checkmark Books., New York ISBN 978-0-8160-6859-3