Her book “In the Shadows of the State” (2010) offers a sobering picture of how activism organized around indigeneity can trap the communities it is supposed to liberate.

Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/02/27/its-time-to-rethink-the-idea-of-the-indigenous

In hindsight, it was also the defeat that marked a shift in the Left FrontтАЩs policy towards any assertion of indigeneity and identity by the tribals.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/tripura-election-results-2023-8476125/

“Unfortunately, (indigeneity) is not as significant, although an argument could be made that it should be.

Source: https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/06/naka-nathaniel-is-las-vegas-the-end-of-the-trail-for-native-hawaiians/