What is the correct term for Aborigines?
Less appropriate • Aborigines • The Aborigines • The Aboriginal people • Aboriginal, Aborigines • The Torres Strait Islanders • Blacks • Whites • Yellafellas • Coloured Using terms such as ‘the Aborigines’, or ‘the Aboriginal people’ tends to suggest that Aboriginal people/s are all the same, and thus stereotypes Indigenous Australians.
How do you write Aboriginal Australians?
Be consistent – The preference is to use ‘First Nations people’, ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (s)’, or ‘Indigenous Australians’. Choose one and stay consistent, including in data tables and graphs. Use capital letters, it’s a noun – First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, Indigenous Australian, Torres Strait Islander.
Who are the Aboriginal people of Canada?
"Aboriginal" is a general term that collectively refers to First Nations, Métis and Inuit people in Canada, and is found in the Canadian constitution. This distinction legalized in 1982 when the Constitution Act came into being. Section 35 (2) of the Act states, “Aboriginal Peoples of Canada” includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
What are some local names for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups?
There are also local names for particular Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language groups, for example ‘Gamilaroy’ (NSW) or ‘Pitjantjatjara’ (NT/SA). Some people use ‘Nunga’ in general reference to Indigenous peoples who reside in and around the area of Adelaide.
Preferences in terminology when referring to Aboriginal and/or