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Aboriginal

Aboriginal 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 English

Aboriginal 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 Land

Arnhem 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.



Assimilation

An 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.

Aunty

Aunt 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.