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ethnic group

vr.tr.ethnic-group · SOC.ORG

Let an agent handle ethnic groups respectfully by self-identification, language, population and rights, using community names and sourced data.

Thing Registry Society, people and institutions

Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle ethnic groups respectfully by self-identification, language, population and rights, using community names and sourced data.

A group of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes such as ancestry, language, culture, history, religion or homeland, as distinct from other groups.

What it is for: Recognising shared identity, culture and heritage.

It can be learn about a group from its own sources; use preferred names; cite census data with definitions; protect minority rights.

Distinguishing features

Shared identity and heritage

Self-defined

Boundaries fluid and contested

Distinct from race and nationality

What it looks like

Not defined by appearance; identity is self-defined and cultural.

How it is recognised

Self-identification

Language and cultural markers

Census categories differ by country

Related models

is a kind of - category

population group

shares - attributes

language and culture

is protected by - law

minority rights law

is contrasted with - concepts

race and nationality

In practice

Families and kinds

national majorities

ethnic minorities

Indigenous peoples

diaspora communities

regional and subgroup identities

Standards and regulation

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

National census standards

Failure modes and hazards

Using exonyms considered offensive

Stereotyping

Unsourced population figures

Also called

Southeast Asiansindigenous peoples in EcuadorLost CanadiansNorth Halmahera peoplesKaro Batak popleWarankaGinting Sukaconfessional communityethnoreligious groupElBajodiaspora or migration by origin and host countryethnic communityethnic minorities in CzechoslovakiaSmassideethnic minority groupethnic groups in TaiwanNature peopleAtyap subgroups and clansethnic group by settlement in Macedoniaethnic groups in Nigeriaagricultural peopleDe'AruhuäRefugee indigenous peoplesethnonational groupRugiiethnic groups in New Caledoniaethnic groups in BhutanWest Sudanese peoplesethnic minorities in Azerbaijanethnic groups in Pakistanindividual ethnic groupethnic groups in Hungaryethnic groups in Mauritaniaethnic groups in Mozambiqueethnic groups in Europepastoral peopleunreached people groupitinerant groups of EuropeFinnish tribes

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Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.ethnic-group

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Identity Which group.

Identity is self-defined.

Names

Self-designation.

Names

Names.

  1. What does the group call itself? provenance
  2. Which names are outdated or offensive? boundary

Markers

Language and culture.

Markers

Shared attributes.

  1. Which language, culture or history is shared? definition
  2. According to community sources? provenance
Population Numbers and places.

Figures need definitions.

Numbers

Census data.

Numbers

Population.

  1. How many people identify with the group, according to which census? measurement
  2. How is identity recorded? definition

Distribution

Where.

Distribution

Distribution.

  1. Where do members live? provenance
  2. Is there a diaspora? definition
Rights Minority protection.

Rights protect groups.

Law

Legal status.

Law

Legal status.

  1. Is the group recognised as a minority or Indigenous people? provenance
  2. What rights follow? boundary

Concerns

Rights bodies.

Concerns

Rights concerns.

  1. Have rights bodies raised concerns about treatment of the group? provenance
  2. Which bodies? provenance
Culture Heritage.

Culture is living.

Heritage

Traditions.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. Which traditions are central? provenance
  2. How are they safeguarded? definition

Language

Vitality.

Language

Language vitality.

  1. Is the heritage language still spoken? measurement
  2. Are there revitalisation efforts? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • How should self-designations be prioritised?
  • How should census categories be linked?
  • How should contested identities be represented?
Draft as JSON