Indigenous Australian

British  

noun

1. another name for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander See Aboriginal

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Example Sentences

Jacinta Nampijinpa Price was confident and composed when she appeared at Australia’s National Press Club to explain why she, a rising political star who is an Indigenous Australian, opposed a referendum to expand Indigenous rights.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2023

They also aim to connect with local people in Sydney and held a virtual meeting with Karen Menzies, the first female Indigenous Australian footballer.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2023

Brisbane also seeks inspiration from the 2000 Sydney Olympics that was a stage for Cathy Freeman, who lit the cauldron and then ran to 400-meter gold, who has Indigenous Australian family roots.

From Washington Times • Jun. 28, 2023

Dixon Patten, an Indigenous Australian designer and artist based in Melbourne, said the new bill would hopefully precipitate more conversations about the values of modern Australia.

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Mr. Roach was part of the “Stolen Generations,” the tens of thousands of Indigenous Australian children who were forcibly removed from their homes under government assimilation policies that lasted into the 1970s.

From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022