koori

/ ˈkʊərɪ /

noun

1. a native Australian

Word History and Origins

Origin of koori¹

C19: from a native Australian language

Example Sentences

Reading “Praiseworthy” as an Aboriginal person, said Mykaela Saunders, a writer and academic who is from the Koori nation, came as a relief.

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“We’ve had no help at all,” said Nick Paton, a journalist with a local Indigenous-run newspaper, Koori Mail.

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Mr Paton says he felt a disconnect with his indigenous roots growing up, and reporting for the Koori Mail has played a part in him "putting the pieces back together about my mob and where I come from".

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"The Koori Mail are never afraid to speak up, especially in the way they amplify Black voices and hold a special place for mob to connect across time and space."

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"Shame Australia!" read the Koori Mail's first editorial 30 years ago.

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