Saturday, 27 April 2024, 4:07 AM
Site: The BlackCard Learning Portal
Course: The BlackCard Learning Portal (The BlackCard LMS)
Glossary: Global Glossary
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"I am located therefore I am"" There is no equivalent to the Cartesian notion of 'I think therefore I am' but, if there
were, it would be - I am located therefore I am. " (Mary Graham). |
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AboriginalAboriginal should always be spell with a capital A, many Aboriginal people prefer to be known as First Nations People, or Aboriginal people, not Indigenous people. |
Aboriginal EnglishAboriginal people have made the English Language into an Aboriginal
language in the added Aboriginal meaning they have given to the English word, e.g. "land " for Aboriginal people has great spiritual significance and is not seen as a piece of ' real estate ' ; " family " does not just refer to immediate family or blood relatives. |
Arnhem LandArnhem Land is one of the five regions of the Northern Territory of Australia. It is located in the north-eastern corner of the territory and is around 500 km (310 mi) from the territory capital Darwin. |
AssimilationAn introduced Government(s) Policy, with the stated intention that Aboriginal
people, should take on the same values, and the same life style as white
Australians. |
AuntyAunt is the more formal address, and Aunty the more familiar.
Female Elders in the Community are usually addressed as Aunt/Aunty, if people are
unsure of how to address Elders or older people, than it is best to ask. |
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ClansA number of clans are part of the major language groups, each with their own lands
and responsibilities. |
ColonialismFor Aboriginal people " colonialism " is not part of the past, but is still part
of the present, and is a continuing process. |
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EldersAre older male or female Aboriginal people who are recognised as " Elders ", by their
Community, as knowledgeable people who hold a deal of respect. |
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FamilyMost people understand, that Aboriginal people belong to an extended family (blood
relatives), but this has to be extended again to include non-blood relatives as well,
and again this needs to be extended to include the whole Aboriginal Community. |