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Erik-the-Red · 08-11-2003, 05:21 AM

well, technically speaking, no, Aboriginal doesn't mean "black indiginous Australian" it just means "indiginous" or "native populous" or what it meant in colonial times, those pests who inhabited our land before we did </sarcasm>

this aside, it is the name that has been taken to describe indiginous Australians, even by themselves now. even though it's kinda fucked.

08-11-2003, 05:21 AM	#66 (permalink)
Erik-the-Red Upright Location: Brisbane, Australia	well, technically speaking, no, Aboriginal doesn't mean "black indiginous Australian" it just means "indiginous" or "native populous" or what it meant in colonial times, those pests who inhabited our land before we did </sarcasm> this aside, it is the name that has been taken to describe indiginous Australians, even by themselves now. even though it's kinda fucked. __________________ Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.