Definition of "indigenousness" [indigenousness]

• The quality or state of being indigenous (noun)

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• "Key to a contemporary understanding of "indigenousness" is the political role an ethnic group plays, for all other criteria usually taken to denote indigenous groups (territory, race, history, subsistence lifestyle, etc.) can, to a greater or lesser extent, also be applied to majority cultures."
• ""The Star," with its portable indigenousness, is a product of the very same historical moment."
• "I'll take exception with your judgment on the "indigenousness" of the grape."