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This people's most widely known ethnonym, Ainu (Ainu: アィヌ; Japanese: アイヌ; Russian: Айны), means 'human' in the Ainu language, particularly as opposed to kamui, 'divine beings'. Ainu also identify themselves as Utari ('comrades' or 'people'). Official documents use both names.
Truganini, the last to survive, is seated at far right. The Aboriginal Tasmanians (Palawa kani: Palawa or Pakana[4]) are [5] the Aboriginal people of the Australian island of Tasmania, located south of the mainland. At the time of European contact Tasmanian Aboriginals were divided into a number of distinct ethnic groups.
The Budini are a large and powerful nation: they have all deep blue eyes, and bright red hair. The Budini, however, do not speak the same language as the Geloni, nor is their mode of life the same. They are the aboriginal people of the country, and are nomads; unlike any of the neighbouring races, they eat 'phtheir'. [2]
Taiwanese indigenous peoples, also known as Formosans, Native Taiwanese or Austronesian Taiwanese, [2][3] and formerly as Taiwanese aborigines, Takasago people or Gaoshan people, [4] are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, with the nationally recognized subgroups numbering about 600,303 or 3% of the island 's population.
Aboriginal Australian identity, sometimes known as Aboriginality, is the perception of oneself as Aboriginal Australian, or the recognition by others of that identity. Aboriginal Australians are one of two Indigenous Australian groups of peoples, the other being Torres Strait Islanders. There has also been discussion about the use of ...
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres Strait Islands. Humans first migrated to Australia at least 65,000 years ago, and over time formed as many as 500 language-based groups. [3]
The history of Indigenous Australians began 50,000 to 65,000 years ago when humans first populated the Australian continental landmasses. [1][2][3][4] This article covers the history of Aboriginal Australian and Torres Strait Islander peoples, two broadly defined groups which each include other sub-groups defined by language and culture.
[76]: 210 By 2014, there were 11 band-run schools in Nova Scotia, [76]: 211 and the province has the highest rate of retention of aboriginal students in schools in Canada. [76]: 211 More than half the teachers are Miꞌkmaq. [76]: 211 From 2011 to 2012 there was a 25% increase in Miꞌkmaw students going to university. Atlantic Canada has the ...