Original sentence: As many Argentinians either believe that the majority of the indigenous have died out or are on the verge of doing, or 'their descendants' assimilated into Western civilisation many years ago, they hold the idea that there are no indigenous people in their country.Due to these stereotypes many indigenous have over the years been forced to hide their identity in order to avoid being subjected to racial discrimination.Moreover, when the survey was designed in 2001, it was based on the existence of 18 known peoples in the country; today there exist more than 31 groups.The Additional Survey on Indigenous Populations, published by the National Institute for Statistics and Census, gives a total of 600,329 people out of some 40 million in Argentina who see themselves as descending from or belonging to an indigenous people.This increase reflects a growing awareness amongst indigenous people in terms of their ethnic belonging
Edited sentence: Argentina has a total population of 40 million.As many Argentinians either believe that the majority of the indigenous have died out or are on the verge of doing, or 'their descendants' assimilated into Western civilisation many years ago, they wrongly hold the idea that there are no indigenous people in their country.Due to these incorrect stereotypes many indigenous have over the years been forced to hide their identity in order to avoid being subjected to racial discrimination.Moreover, when the survey was designed in 2001, it was based on the existence of 18 known peoples in the country, today there exist more than 31 groups.The Additional Survey on Indigenous Populations, published by the National Institute for Statistics and Census, gives a total of 600,329 people who see themselves as descending from or belonging to an indigenous people.This increase, reflects a growing awareness amongst indigenous people in terms of their ethnic belonging