Indigenous Sovereignty

Indigenous Sovereignty

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June 13, 2013
 

When the King of Spain abolished indigenous institutions in Aragon, Catalunya, Valencia and Majorca three centuries ago, he probably did not foresee a time when these indigenous nations would again have the international standing to seek autonomy through devolution of the powers of the newly centralized Spanish state. But as Nationalia reports, that time has come. As these national communities note, sovereignty resides in the people, not the state.

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