中国最近一百年实际应用的民族概念,“族”中有“族”、“种”“国”兼容;这样的本土民族概念已有一千七百多年的文本依据,起源于中华文明古国初期“族”字和“民”字的原意。“族”字原初与“种属”相关,强调同宗共祖的血缘关系;“民”字原初与“国民”相关,表达异族成员被征服后的阶级地位。五千年来,“民”“族”词素的组合相当自由,更有不依赖“民”“族”词素的活性表达,这些形式都体现了本土民族概念的传统。这种传统植根于中华民族多元一体格局,构成了本土民族观念的自然语境。出自这一语境的民族概念,相对于近代西方泊来的nation或ethnic group,具有无法替代的中国特色和本土优势。 The concept of a nation practiced in China for the past 100 years is compatible with “ethnic ” and “species ” “country ” in the “ethnic group”; such a concept of indigenous peoples has been more than 1700 years The text is based on the original meaning of the words “ethnic” and “people” in the early days of the ancient Chinese civilization. The original “clan” is related to “species ”, emphasizing the kinship of clan ancestors; “Min ” is originally related to “national ”, expressing the class status after being conquered. For five thousand years, the combination of the morphemes of “people” and “clans” is quite free and more independent of the active expression of the morphemes of “people” and “clans”. All these forms reflect the tradition of the concept of indigenous peoples . This tradition is rooted in the multi-dimensional pattern of the Chinese nation and constitutes the natural context of the concept of indigenous peoples. The concept of nationality in this context has irreplaceable Chinese characteristics and local advantages compared with the nation or ethnic group in modern Western countries.