Aboriginal title: indigenous land rights under common law Aboriginal title Aboriginal title is a legal doctrine recognizing that indigenous peoples retain rights to their traditional land after state sovereignty; recognition, scope and proof vary by juris…
Alaska Natives: Peoples, Cultures, and Contemporary Issues Alaska Natives An overview of Alaska Native peoples—major groups, languages, traditional lifeways, history, modern governance, and current challenges including cultural revitalization and climate…
Colonization: history, forms, impacts and modern perspectives Colonization Colonization is the process by which one polity settles and exerts control over another territory. This article surveys forms, historical examples, effects on indigenous peoples, d…
Inuit — Indigenous peoples of the Arctic Inuit The Inuit are Indigenous peoples of the Arctic—living across northern Canada, Greenland, Alaska and other circumpolar regions—known for marine-based subsistence, distinct languages…
