ethnic group

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They are the only ethnic group in Tanzania allowed to hunt and gather food in protected areas, and local activists have successfully campaigned to secure the Hadzabe the deeds to their lands.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

They are the fourth largest ethnic group in the Middle East, and have a shared history of persecution, and of internal divisions.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Catholics usually went to the parish tied to their ethnic group and neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

It also divides Pashtun communities who live on either side -- the ethnic group from which the Taliban, which returned to power in Kabul in 2021, draws much of its support.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

The idea of “group rights” was that no racial or ethnic group could take precedence over any other.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela