Sentence:  An early attempt at what might now be called <WSD>indigenization</WSD> occurred in one of the first forts which the Portuguese built on the West African coast, Fort St George of Elmina, in what is now Ghana. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The act of making something more native; transformation of some service, idea etc. to suit a local culture, especially through the use of more indigenous people in administration, employment etc.