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In 2026, voices across the U.S. are amplifying over a long-standing and deeply sensitive question: Who is truly Indigenous to America? Historians, tribal nations, scholars, and community members are revisiting oral histories, census records, racial reclassification, and colonial policies that shaped how Indigenous identity is recognized — and erased.
This debate intersects with:
• Federal recognition and tribal sovereignty
• Racial reclassification of Native peoples
• Census and record-keeping by the U.S. Census Bureau
• The legacy of colonization, enslavement, and forced assimilation
• Why identity debates are intensifying right now
In this video, we explore historical context, competing perspectives, and why this conversation is growing louder in 2026.
👇 Comment below: Should Indigenous identity be defined by ancestry, culture, community, or federal recognition?
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