Word: indigenousã
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...heart, this is a story of dispossession and exploitation. It is primarily a story of the exploitation of the tribal population of India, called the “adivasis” (which means “indigenous??), many of whom have traditionally lived in the forested belts of India...
GALAPAGOS, Ecuador— “Indigenous?? is a word in vogue today—a way to describe local peoples manipulated, depopulated, or even replaced as the main inhabitants of a region In many places, the struggle for indigenous rights is a hot-button issue. Conservation and development both imply restraints on local economies and growth, forcing governments to work to balance interests. Yet, travel a thousand miles west from the South American mainland to Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands, and indigenous becomes an even more difficult word...
...government providing itineraries and carefully monitoring tourists), Fausto, our confident, loquacious guide tells us stories of local fishermen kidnapping CDF staff. The inhabitants of the Galapagos, a few thousand, relay on tourism and fishing for their welfare. The paradox here: The presence of these “indigenous?? people jeopardizes the pristine ecosystems on which tourism—and therefore the inhabitants themselves—depends...
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