Pan-Indianism
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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.
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Early history
- Key events
- Organizations
- Alaska Native Brotherhood/Sisterhood
- All Indian Pueblo Council
- American Indian Movement
- Assembly of First Nations
- Association on American Indian Affairs
- Black Hills Treaty Council
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
- Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
- Indian Defense League of America
- International Indian Treaty Council
- Inter-Tribal Environmental Council
- Leonard Peltier Defense Committee
- National Indigenous Congress
- Native American Journalists Association
- Native American Rights Fund
- National Congress of American Indians
- National Indian Education Association
- National Indian Youth Council
- Society of American Indians
- Early activism
- Creation of the Office of Economic Opportunity
- Red Power movement
- Indianismo
- References
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.
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. Some academics have also used the term pan-Amerindianism to distinguish from other peoples known as "Indians." Some pan-Indian organizations seek to pool the resources of Native groups to protect the interests of indigenous peoples across the world.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pan-Indianism” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.