Aboriginal
Native Australian peoples
Aboriginal refers specifically to the Indigenous peoples of Australia, their cultures, languages, and traditions: Aboriginal art, Aboriginal communities, Aboriginal land rights.
As a noun, it designates a member of these peoples, though many prefer being identified by their specific nation or group name.
The term carries historical weight from centuries of colonization and is now used respectfully in formal contexts. (Lowercase aboriginal means native or indigenous generally.)
Aboriginal mythological creation era
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
- corroboreeAboriginal ceremonial gathering
- didgeridooAustralian Aboriginal wind instrument
- boomerangSelf-returning thrown weapon
dot painting · ochre · sacred site · ceremony · storytelling · oral tradition · totemic · lore
Original inhabitants of land
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- nativeOriginating from a place
- ancestralOf one's forebears
- traditionalFollowing long-held customs
tribal · elder · community · clan · kinship · heritage · lineage · descendant
Legal claims to territory
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
- apologyStatement acknowledging wrongdoing
sovereignty · self-determination · recognition · activism · protest · advocacy · repatriation
Sovereign state or territory
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
connection · outback · bush · waterways
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- oralOf the mouth
- dialectRegional language variety
linguistic · documentation · immersion · fluency · elders
Dreamtime
Aboriginal mythological creation era
- songlinesAboriginal sung navigation routes
- corroboreeAboriginal ceremonial gathering
- didgeridooAustralian Aboriginal wind instrument
boomerang · dot painting · ochre · sacred site · ceremony · storytelling · oral tradition · totemic · lore · rock art
Indigenous
Original inhabitants of land
- First NationsCanada's non-Inuit indigenous peoples
- nativeOriginating from a place
- ancestralOf one's forebears
traditional · tribal · elder · community · clan · kinship · heritage · lineage · descendant · custodian
land rights
Legal claims to territory
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- reconciliationRestoration of friendly relations
- reparationsCompensation for historical wrongs
apology · sovereignty · self-determination · recognition · activism · protest · advocacy · repatriation
country
Sovereign state or territory
- homelandOne's native land
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
stewardship · connection · outback · bush · waterways
endangered
At risk of extinction
- revitalizationRestoring vigor or vitality
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- oralOf the mouth
dialect · linguistic · documentation · immersion · fluency · elders
- Indigenous AustraliansDreamtime, traditional lands, Dreaming, corroboree, songlines
- Indigenous PeoplesFirst Nations, Aboriginals, Native Americans, Inuit, Maori
- Aboriginal AustraliansAboriginals, Indigenous Australians, Dreaming, songlines, didgeridoo
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- Indigenous CanadaFirst Nations, Metis, Inuit, Cree, Ojibwe
- ethnic groupsJews, Arabs, Chinese, Irish, Greeks
Aboriginalsettler
One who colonizes territory
colonist · immigrant · newcomer · non-native · foreigner
Aboriginalmodern
Of recent times
recent · contemporary · new · latter-day · subsequent
- aboriginal artCreations by native peoples
- aboriginal rightsEntitlements of first inhabitants
- aboriginal tribesOriginal inhabitants of land
- aboriginal cultureIndigenous peoples' traditions
- aboriginal communitiesNative peoples of territories
- aboriginal landsNative peoples' traditional homelands