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We should take a page from India’s playbook on indigenous land rights, the circled region is an area predominantly composed of indigenous tribes and the Indian government has banned any other people from owning land there to not upset the demographics
9 upvotes, 5 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in US Politics. "We should take a page from India’s playbook on indigenous land rights, the circled region is an area predominantly composed of indigenous tribes and the Indian government has banned any other people from owning land there to not upset the demographics"
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Anonymous 1w

I just found out about it a few weeks ago. I wanted to read more into it because it seems like a better system. Their no contact policy with the North Sentinelese is something I find interesting.

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Anonymous 1w

Youre going to love when you hear about Reservations in America

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Anonymous 1w

Is that not just exactly what reservations are? And India isn’t like a perfect model, the situation for indigenous peoples in the Andaman and Nicobar islands is really bad right now.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 1w

The North Sentinel Island policy didn’t happen without multiple people getting killed though

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 1w

Oh yeah that’s why I didn’t lump them in with the others (and I’m guessing why op didn’t include them in the circle), I just find the history behind it all interesting

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