Template talk:Indigenous Peoples by Continent

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Why does Europe links to European_ethnic_groups?, there are already some indigenous peopl ein northrn Finland--Andersmusician VOTE 17:30, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

We haven't (sadly) got a definition for the indigenous peoples for Europe. Are they sub-national ethnic peoples with their own language ? Goths were definitely European for a long time, but the great mirgations mixed them up. Maybe they overthrew some Celts in France and destroyed some more ancient Roman peoples (Etruscans). There's so much history that it is difficult, on occasion (even if nationalism is thrown overboard), to tell who are the original people of the area (and where the 'center' of a large people has been prior the expansion. Basques definitely fit in every definition, Sami as well, Celts (who possibly overthrew the Picts) possibly, etc... Maybe it could link to Category:Indigenous_peoples_of_Europe ? 88.195.46.112 (talk) 18:18, 24 December 2007 (UTC)

The Indigenous peoples of Europe article takes care of this issue. It states that "there is no universal, standard or fixed definition". It still deals with the topic and is the most appropriate link for this template. Neelix (talk) 12:28, 22 March 2008 (UTC)