Poster in the Ukrainian language about the beginning of the indigenization policy (Korenizatsiya in Russian, meaning "indigenization", literally "putting down roots") in Soviet Ukraine (see: Ukrainization). The text translates to: "Son! Enroll in the school of Red Army commanders, and the defense of Soviet Ukraine will be ensured." First published in the USSR in 1921. Indigenization is 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. History of the word The word indigenization first appeared in a paper about studies conducted in India about Christian missionaries. The word was used to describe the process of making Churches indigenous in southern India. From there, it spread to The Economist where it was used to describe managerial positions and to a book by John Spencer, named English Language in West Africa  , where it was used to describe the adoption of English. Indigenization is often used to describe the adoption of colonial culture in Africa because of the effects of colonialism by Europe in the 19th and early 20th century. See also Indigenism Indigenismo Glocalization Westernization Language localisation Cultural homogenization Americanization Africanization Angolanidade Zairianisation Korenizatsiya Nation-building
Poster in the Ukrainian language about the beginning of the indigenization policy (Korenizatsiya in Russian, meaning "indigenization", literally "putting down roots") in Soviet Ukraine (see: Ukrainization). The text translates to: "Son! Enroll in the school of Red Army commanders, and the defense of Soviet Ukraine will be ensured." First published in the USSR in 1921. Indigenization is 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 public administration, employment, etc. History of the word The first use of the word indigenization that is recorded by the OED was in a 1951 paper about studies conducted in India about Christian missionaries. The word was used to describe the process of making Churches indigenous in southern India. It was used in The Economist in 1962 to describe managerial positions and in the 1971 book English Language in West Africa by John Spencer , where it was used to describe the adoption of English. Indigenization is often used to describe the adoption of colonial culture in Africa because of the effects of colonialism by Europe in the 19th and early 20th century. See also Indigenism Indigenismo Westernization Language localisation Cultural homogenization Angolanidade Zairianisation Korenizatsiya Nation-building
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