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Wikipedia Manual of Style guidance re: Indigenous capitalization
Hello, you may have noticed that I "undid" your recent good-faith edit on the Genetic history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas article. Wikipedia has guidelines on whether or not the word, "Indigenous" should be capitalized; we follow the standards of the Associated Press, the Chicago Manual of Style, the APA as well as guidance on the WP:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America page. Here is more information:


 * Style Guides on Indigenous terminology and other issues. Like "Native American", "Indigenous" is capitalized when referring to people.
 * From the Associated Press
 * AP changes writing style to capitalize ″b″ in Black. By The Associated Press, June 19, 2020. "The news organization will also now capitalize Indigenous in reference to original inhabitants of a place."
 * From APA style
 * APA Style - Racial and Ethnic Identity. Section 5.7 of the APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition, September 2019.
 * Racial and ethnic groups are designated by proper nouns and are capitalized. ... capitalize terms such as “Native American,” “Hispanic,” and so on. Capitalize “Indigenous” and “Aboriginal” whenever they are used. Capitalize “Indigenous People” or “Aboriginal People” when referring to a specific group (e.g., the Indigenous Peoples of Canada), but use lowercase for “people” when describing persons who are Indigenous or Aboriginal (e.g., “the authors were all Indigenous people but belonged to different nations”).}}
 * From The Chicago Manual of Style
 * Capitalization: 'We would capitalize “Indigenous” in both contexts: that of Indigenous people and groups, on the one hand, and Indigenous culture and society, on the other. Lowercase “indigenous” would be reserved for contexts in which the term does not apply to Indigenous people in any sense—for example, indigenous plant and animal species.'
 * Decisions regarding style guidelines and the WP manual of style has been developed over many years through the process of consensus.

Thank you in advance for your compliance moving forward. If you have any questions, reach out on the talk page of WP:WikiProject Indigenous peoples of North America. Netherzone (talk) 02:55, 2 August 2023 (UTC)