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Even in the case of the UK, there are the crofters in Scotland. While not officially recognized by the Scottish government as an indigenous group, they have lon
by notadog 6y ago
Even in the case of the UK, there are the crofters in Scotland. While not officially recognized by the Scottish government as an indigenous group, they have long been campaigning for it.
See https://www.stand.ie/crofters-scotlands-indigenous-heritage/ https://www.stand.ie/crofters-scotlands-indigenous-heritage/, https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/crofters-fight-for-rights-of-indigenous-people-811791.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/this-britain/crofters-..., http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/6493015.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_is..., and http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7258432.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_is...
- joe_the_user 6y agoWell, I think there are two different things. One would be marginalized groups sharing common culture and deserving of recognition and protection, the other would an ethnicity having previous occupied an area and also having the qualities of the first group. It seems like the Crofters are in the first group.