sumpfkraut666 t1_j2d5bfv wrote
Reply to comment by mangledmonkey in Brazil will have first Indigenous woman chief for key post by sparkblue
> For instance, for indigenous peoples in island nations across the south east asian archipelago, are they all different 'races'?
If they developed cultural differences, yes. The biological concept of 'race' really isn't applicable to humans, so the modern understanding is that a distinct cultural heritage can suffice to be considered a distinct ethnicity.
The situation in Africa is pretty much the same: there are hundreds of different 'indigenous' ethnicites. 'Indigenous' obviously isn't an ethnicity but it describes one without naming it. There is also a history of ethnic violence between those groups going on to this day.
mangledmonkey t1_j2dciac wrote
Ah, I see. You don't actually understand the differences between a race, culture, or ethnicity. Jere is a light overview:
- Race is ONLY applicable to humans. It's just a social classification, not actually a scientific designation in any way shape or form.
- Culture is a collective set of a group of people's customs, arts, achievements, traditions, etc.
- Ethnicity is a quality of belonging to a group who share a culture.
Again, none of these are the same as being indigenous, even though there is a lot of cross over since indigenous peoples (in a specific area) usually are of one race, may share a common culture (or set of cultures), and arguably may be of the same ethnic group.
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