Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The list does not include Torres Strait Islander peoples, who are ethnically, culturally and linguistically distinct from Australian Aboriginal peoples, although also an Indigenous Australian people. Typically, Aboriginal Australian mobs [1] are differentiated by language groups. [2] Most Aboriginal people could name a number of groups of which ...
Most Aboriginal people speak English, [52] with Aboriginal phrases and words being added to create Australian Aboriginal English (which also has a tangible influence of Aboriginal languages in the phonology and grammatical structure). [53] Some Aboriginal people, especially those living in remote areas, are multi-lingual. [52]
Lists of Indigenous Australians by occupation and/or historical contribution: List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian ...
There are a number of contemporary appropriate terms to use when referring to Indigenous peoples of Australia. In contrast to when settlers referred to them by various terms, in the 21st century there is consensus that it is important to respect the "preferences of individuals, families, or communities, and allow them to define what they are most comfortable with" when referring to Aboriginal ...
Aboriginal peoples of Western Australia (5 C, 115 P) Pages in category "Australian Aboriginal peoples" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The Indigenous peoples of Australia include Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. This is the main category for articles regarding the Indigenous peoples of Australia. Articles on individual Indigenous Australians belong in Category:Indigenous Australian people.
First Indigenous Australian to be employed in Australia's tertiary education sector as a lecturer: Maryann Bin-Salik. [80] 1976. First Indigenous Australian to hold vice-regal office (Governor of South Australia): Sir Douglas Nicholls. [81] First Indigenous Australian to be appointed a Justice of the Peace in South Australia: Ken Hampton (see ...
By 1962–65 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders were granted universal suffrage. Specifically, the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1962 gave all Aboriginal people the option of enrolling to vote in federal elections, [1] whereas the previous Commonwealth Electoral Act 1949 gave Aboriginal people the right to vote in federal elections only if they were able to vote in their state elections.