Descendants of a group of former slaves live on their own island. They are not self-governed and speak their own language. Which choice best describes these people?

A nation is a group of people who share a common identity, such as ancestry, culture, or language. These descendants share a history and their own language, so they are best described as a nation. They are not a state because they are not self-governed.

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