Re: Aboriginal term(s) for Australia?

[email protected] (The Doctor) Fri, 6 Dec 2024 17:33:14 -0000 (UTC)
Newsgroups soc.culture.australian,aus.general,alt.fan.countries.australia,alt.native,soc.culture.native,nz.soc.maori
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Message-ID <[email protected]>
In article <[email protected]>,
Daniel70  <[email protected]> wrote:
>David Dalton wrote on 6/12/24 2:38 pm:
>> Tonight on the CBC Radio One program Reclaimed, which
>> features indigenous music from Turtle Island and around
>> the world, the host referred to “so-called Australia”.
>> 
>> So does that mean there is no name agreed on by
>> “Australian" aboriginals? Are there several names?
>> 
>> Anyway, greetings from Newfoundland, where it is
>> still Krampusnacht, and I am hoping to put a cramp
>> in the lives of many criminals worldwide.
>> 
>I've never considered that .... and as there never was ONE 'Aboriginal' 
>nation (as far as I know), I doubt they had one unified name for the 
>continent, either.
>
>Apparently there were about 500 families/tribes/nations prior to the 
>White man getting here .... and claiming it was "Terra Nullius" ('No 
>Mans Land') and taking it all and calling it "Australia".
>-- 
>Daniel

Something like Uluru...
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