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The English word squaw is an ethnic and sexual slur, [1] [2] [3] [4] historically used for Indigenous North American women. [1] [5] Contemporary use of the term ...
This is a list of English words derived from Australian Aboriginal languages. Some are restricted to Australian English as a whole or to certain regions of the country. Others, such as kangaroo and boomerang , have become widely used in other varieties of English , and some have been borrowed into other languages beyond English.
Speakers have been noted to tend to change between different forms of AAE depending on whom they are speaking to, e.g. striving to speak more like Australian English when speaking to a non-Indigenous English-speaking person. [5] This is sometimes referred to as diglossia or codeswitching and is common among Aboriginal people living in major cities.
Academics have begun to recommend that Canadian schools accept Indigenous varieties of English as valid English and as a part of Indigenous culture. [2] [3] Recognition of FNE dialects helps highlight and celebrate Indigenous identity in the Canadian context. There are relatively few written works appear in Indigenous English dialects.
It does not cover names of ethnic groups or place names derived from Indigenous languages. Most words of Native American/First Nations language origin are the common names for indigenous flora and fauna, or describe items of Native American or First Nations life and culture. Some few are names applied in honor of Native Americans or First ...
The ECMIA, comprising indigenous and mixed women, is dedicated to empowering indigenous women and youth. At the apex of its decision-making structure is the Continental Assembly, a forum that convenes every three years during Continental meetings, bringing together representatives from all affiliated organizations. [7]
It includes Australian women that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Indigenous Australian people .
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