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100			_aXaxa, Virginius
245			_aTribes as indigenous people of India
260			_c1999
300			_ap.3589-595
362			_a18 Dec
520			_aDefining `tribe' has conceptual as well as empirical problems for the academician. But this term of administrative convenience has now been adopted by the tribals themselves to mean the dispossessed, deprived people of a region. There is no claim to being the original inhabitants of that region, but a prior claim to the natural resources is asserted vis-a-vis the outsiders and the dominant caste. The tribal identity now gives the marginalised peoples self-esteem and pride. - Reproduced
650			_aIndigenous populations - India
650			_aTribes - India
650			_aTribes
773			_aEconomic and Political Weekly
909			_a43506
999			_c43506 _d43506