The practice of exploitation by a nation-state within its own boundaries, In many states, indigenous communities suffer from poverty and isolation. Dependency theorists argue that this situation arises when the state treats its indigenous people in the same way as the European powers treated their colonies. ‘The population of an internal colony faces severe discrimination in civil society, violence (as broadly defined), and restricted access to the state’s resources’ (Das and Chilvers in R. Kitchin and N. Thrift 2009).