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Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples terminology

Be conscious of the unique, diverse and distinct identities of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and understand the use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is as a collective name.

Collective names used to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
When writing about both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, use terms such as:

First Nations Australians
First Australians
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples
First Peoples

Although "Indigenous Australians" is in common use, and is used to encompass both Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people, many First Nations Australians feel the term diminishes their identity and should be avoided; however, where the word "Indigenous" forms part of an acronym to describe entities, organisations, or government departments the use is acceptable.

When used, the words Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, First Nations, First Peoples, and First Australians are capitalised.

Note: Never use the collective name "Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander" peoples as it misrepresents the identity of Torres Strait Islander peoples as not being the original inhabitants of islands in the Torres Strait.

Self-identifying terms:
Be specific where possible by using the name of the group or community with whom the people you are referring to identify.

Murri is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from Queensland and north-west New South Wales
Goori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from northern New South Wales coastal regions
Koori is usually used by Aboriginal people in and from parts of New South Wales and Victoria

This is not an exhaustive list

Language that can be discriminatory or offensive and should be avoided:

shorthand terms like "Aborigines", "Islanders"
abbreviations like "ATSI", "A&TSI", "1st Nations"
using terms like "myth", "legend" or "folklore" when referring to the beliefs of First Nations peoples
terms like "part-aborigine", "full-blood", "half-caste", "quarter-caste", "octoroon", "mulatto", "hybrid"
terms like "tribe", "horde", "band", "clan", "moiety"

This is not an exhaustive list

Note: It is acceptable to use abbreviations in your communications when they form part of an acronym, a web address or an organisation (e.g. AIATSIS, NAIDOC, www.atsi.org.au). Using an acronym or abbreviation to describe a race of people can be offensive and discriminatory.

For further information, please refer to:

Australian Government Style Manual[1]
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies[2]
University of New South Wales[3]
Griffith University[4]

Terminology can change over time and, where possible, it is best practice to find out what the preferred term is from the respective Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander group or individual you are referring to. For further guidance, please see the Australian Government Style Guide

Removing c from black

I hit Enter too quickly on [5] so the summary is not complete.

What I meant to say is that [6] is still WP:SYN, because:

Neither reference says that Deacon used the phrase "black cunt" (being shouted at her while growing up). We might all "know" what the ref means, but it is still SYN.
In Munro 2020, Deacon does not say that the phrase was shouted at her, only "Growing up, I always heard the words ... from white people" (which could have been shouted at other people), and "It's still common [ie now, not when I was growing up] ... being shouted at us."

Mitch Ames (talk) 05:54, 27 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Flag

Re this edit ...

I'm not sure that is a good idea to have the Aboriginal Flag only, because Indigenous Australians includes Torres Strait Islanders, who have a different flag. {{Infobox ethnic group}} does not appear to support two flags. Should we have no flag instead of only one? Can we make a single image with both flags to put there (subject to copyright rules, because the Torres Strait Islander flag image is non-free). Mitch Ames (talk) 13:30, 27 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fair point. Research17 (talk) 00:45, 4 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Oral tradition

Indigenous Australian literature and the literature section of this page is missing information on oral traditions. Some sources below, I'd be very happy to help out.

Kowal2701 (talk) 16:51, 10 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Indigenous North America

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 30 September 2024 and 20 December 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Cammi Wood (article contribs). Peer reviewers: Sheath850.

— Assignment last updated by Sheath850 (talk) 05:33, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Why this has no connection with Indigenous North America, and it is all too common for those from the region to use terms that are historically depreciated and offensive. Gnan garra 06:27, 6 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Genetics of indigenous Australians

Studies on indigenous genetics have shown that many tribalists have 100% European pedigree. Perhaps the article can make clear that "indigenous Australians" covers both pre-colony tribes but also newly invented ones such as the Palawa, which have no historic connection to the land they currently inhabit, no indigenous bloodlines, and speak a constructed argot. Their culture was federally crafted in the early 1990s to justify land appropriations across Tasmania. They were shipped here from outlying islands and given the "role" of a tribe but they are not pre-colonial inhabitants of the island of Tasmania proper. Tasmania's true indigenous are fully integrated and assimilated, considering themselves Australian in the contemporary sense and without a tribalistic identity.

So let's in this article make the distinction between an indigenous bloodline and a tribalist. They are not the same. 124.169.156.204 (talk) 03:44, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Please link or cite the source you are referring to. Wikipedia is based on books and articles, not opinions. 1101 (talk) 05:56, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]