邓小平无论在实践上还是在理论上，都为成功走出一条解决我国民族问题的新道路做出 了重要贡献，创立了邓小平民族理论，成为新时期民族工作的行动指南。 一、阐明了新时期我国民族关系的性质是各族劳动人民之间的关系 1978年底召开的十一届三中全会是中国共产党民族理论探索的 Both in practice and in theory, Deng Xiaoping made an important contribution to the successful departure of a new road to solve our nationality issue, established Deng Xiaoping’s national theory and became the guide to action of ethnic work in the new era. I. Clarifying the Nature of Ethnic Relations in the New Period as a Relation between the Working People of All Ethnic Groups The Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee held in late 1978 is an exploration of the theory of ethnic groups of the Chinese Communist Party