Many people prefer to be called Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, rather than the generic term
The term is still commonly used to refer to First Nations peoples, often in exchange with, and to avoid repetition of, "Aboriginal" or "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander". But many Aboriginal people dislike being referred to as Indigenous.
1. 'Aboriginal' and 'Torres Strait Islander' peoples. Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups prefer to be known by these titles over any others.
both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use terms such as 'First Nations people', 'First Australians' or 'Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples'.
Some common synonyms of indigenous are aboriginal, endemic, and native. While all these words mean "belonging to a locality," indigenous applies to that which is not only native but which, as far as can be determined, has never been introduced or brought from elsewhere.
Use “First Nation community” as a respectful alternative phrase. Use instead of “Indian” when referring to an individual.
Koori (or Koorie)
Koori is a term denoting an Aboriginal person of southern New South Wales or Victoria. 'Koori' is not a synonym for 'Aboriginal'. There are many other Aboriginal groups across Australia (such as Murri, Noongar, Yolngu) with which Indigenous Australians may identify themselves.
Identification: "I am an Aboriginal person and a proud descendent of the Biripi people of Taree and I proudly identify as an Aboriginal person".
half-caste - includes any person either of whose parents `is or was an aboriginal native of Australia or of any of the islands adjacent or belonging thereto and any child of any such person'. It does not include a person who comes within the definition of `aboriginal'.
There is no one Aboriginal word that all Aborigines use for Australia; however, today they call Australia, ""Australia"" because that is what it is called today. There are more than 250 aboriginal tribes in Australia. Most of them didn't have a word for ""Australia""; they just named places around them.
Use the singular Indigenous people to refer to a specific ethnic community or individual persons from multiple Indigenous groups. Use the plural Indigenous peoples when referring to multiple distinct groups.
Genetic studies have revealed that Aboriginal Australians largely descended from an Eastern Eurasian population wave, and are most closely related to other Oceanians, such as Melanesians.
“An Australian Aboriginal genome does not exist and therefore to even propose that a test is possible is scientifically inaccurate,” Ms Jenkins said.
For about a century, thousands of Aboriginal children were systematically taken from their families, communities and culture, many never to be returned. These children are known as the Stolen Generations survivors, or Stolen Children.
The Canadian Constitution recognizes 3 groups of Aboriginal peoples: Indians (more commonly referred to as First Nations), Inuit and Métis. These are 3 distinct peoples with unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs.
An 'Acknowledgement of Country' is a way where any person can show awareness and respect for Aboriginal culture and heritage and the ongoing relationship the traditional custodians have with their land. Both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people can perform 'Acknowledgement of Country'.
Assimilationist terms such as 'full-blood,' 'half-caste' and 'quarter-caste' are extremely offensive and should never be used when referring to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Aborigines • native/native Australians • lost (e.g. Lost language, cultures).
Tidda: Used widely across Aboriginal Australia, “tidda” means “sister”. The term is also used for female friends.
Contrary to some versions of both the 'baby talk' and 'proto-world' approaches, mama in Australia is mostly found as 'father', not 'mother', and papa is found as 'mother' in some areas. Mama is a possible candidate for Proto Pama-Nyungan 'father'.
There are many different ways in which Indigenous individuals prefer to be addressed - some use only their ancestral name, or their traditional name, or they use both ancestral and traditional names. Tip: When addressing an Indigenous leader it is common to use their title, first name, and last name.
From the Kulin language, try saying “Wominjeka” (Hello/Welcome) when you greet somebody. From Perth? In the Noongar language try saying “Kaya” (Hello) this Australia Day.
Some of the most well known Aboriginal words for hello are: Kaya, which means hello in the Noongar language. Palya is a Pintupi language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say hello in English while Yaama is a Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW.
Aboriginal people can be dark-skinned and broad-nosed, or blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Let's get rid of some myths!