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Oz uni in right royal 'indigenous' lingo rumpus

Ken Hagan Gold badge

Two things

Firstly, I'm astonished that anyone could seriously claim it wasn't an invasion. They were there first. They didn't arrive in boats afterwards.

Secondly, outside of the specific context of Australian peoples, "aboriginal" just means "They were there first". It's more or less a synonym of indigenous and therefore hardly worth the argument. My guess is that in another few decades, there will be people insisting that the phrase "indigenous peoples" is patronising and must be replaced with ... who knows. (Perhaps something in one of their own languages?)

Still, I'm not one of the indigenous people myself so I'll let them choose their own name. To insist otherwise would simply be impolite and that's terribly un-British.

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