Here lie some "terms" that deal majorly within our youth advocates and radcials as well as our indigenous peoples. They are used loosly and in our language need to be idenitfyed more clearly. I suggest everyone indigenous person find in your own langauge words similar or close to these and the definition. (FYI, you can use a thesaurus..lol)

I'll report back when I have the definitions in both kwakwala and skwxwu7mesh snichem. Enjoy!

war�ri�or
One who is engaged in or experienced in battle.
One who is engaged aggressively or energetically in an activity, cause, or conflict: neighborhood warriors fighting against developers.

clar�i�fy

To make clear or easier to understand; elucidate: clarified her intentions.
To clear of confusion or uncertainty: clarify the mind.
To make clear by removing impurities or solid matter, as by heating gently: clarify butter.

chief
One who is highest in rank or authority; a leader.
A chief petty officer.
Nautical. The chief engineer of a ship.
Slang. A boss.
Heraldry. The upper section of a shield.
The most important or valuable part. adj.
Highest in rank, authority, or office.
Most important or influential.

as�sim�i�la�tion

The act or process of assimilating.
The state of being assimilated.
Physiology. The conversion of nutriments into living tissue; constructive metabolism.
Linguistics. The process by which a sound is modified so that it becomes similar or identical to an adjacent or nearby sound. For example, the prefix in- becomes im- in impossible by assimilation to the labial p of possible.
The process whereby a minority group gradually adopts the customs and attitudes of the prevailing culture

ad�ap�ta�tion
The act or process of adapting.
The state of being adapted.

col�o�ni�za�tion
The act or process of establishing a colony or colonies.

decolonization
the action of changing from colonial to independent status