aboriginally
Since the beginning
Aboriginally means from the earliest times or in an original manner—relating to how something existed before outside influence or change.
The word derives from aboriginal, describing the first inhabitants of a place: The land was aboriginally forested before settlers cleared it for farming.
Originating where found
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- endemicNative to one area
- nativeOriginating from a place
- tribalOf a clan
inhabitants · peoples · land · territory · sovereignty · displacement · colonization · repatriation
First or inventive
- pristinePure and untouched
- unadulteratedCompletely unmixed, genuine
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
- unspoiledNot damaged or degraded
primeval · untouched · genuine · traditional · unchanged · pure · earliest · foundational
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mythology · spirituality · dreamtime · totems · oral-history · storytelling · songlines · elders
autochthonous
Originating where found
- precolonialBefore foreign domination
- endemicNative to one area
- nativeOriginating from a place
tribal · inhabitants · peoples · land · territory · sovereignty · displacement · colonization · repatriation · treaty
original
First or inventive
- pristinePure and untouched
- unadulteratedCompletely unmixed, genuine
- unalteredNot modified whatsoever
unspoiled · primeval · untouched · genuine · traditional · unchanged · pure · earliest · foundational
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
folklore · mythology · spirituality · dreamtime · totems · oral-history · storytelling · songlines · elders · cosmology
lineage
Descent from progenitors
- forebearsAncestral family members
- progenitorsOriginal ancestors of a lineage
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
descent · bloodline · genealogy · kinship · clan · tribe · heritage · roots · origins · antecedents
aboriginallyrecently
In the near past
lately · newly · modernly · contemporarily · subsequently
- 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