Talk:Australian Aboriginal culture

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[edit] Requested move

Australian Aboriginal culture → Indigenous Australian culture — See explanation Zarbat 10:54, 2 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Survey

Add  * '''Support'''  or  * '''Oppose'''  on a new line followed by a brief explanation, then sign your opinion using ~~~~.

  • Support. Zarbat 10:55, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. While the name may be more inclusive, it is not used within Australia, instead the government prefers to make use of the longer "Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander" label for both these (culturally separate) groups. Australian Aboriginal is the only common term for the native inhabitants ever used in Australia, and I've never heard/seen the phrase "Indigenous Australians" being commonly used for the aboriginals in my life. +Hexagon1 (t) 12:49, 2 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support This has been agonised over before. It was accepted as the most acceptable and least patronising title. Its not perfect-but otherwise wikipedia will be schizophrenic.Lentisco 03:52, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Support Orderinchaos78 (t|c) 22:39, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. The existing title is strongly preferred by the people whose cultures we are discussing here. Andrewa 19:07, 13 November 2006 (UTC)
  • Oppose. The current title works better, and there are enough redirects. A•N•N•Afoxlover hello! 16:00, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Discussion

Add any additional comments:

  • please have a look at Zarbat's [1] before engaging in this. possible single issue trouble-maker?
  • also hexagon's "I've never heard/seen the phrase "Indigenous Australians" being commonly used for the aboriginals in my life" would seem to indicate a complete lack of knowledge of this issue. this is not an exageration. the "only common term claim" is simply false. anyone unfamiliar with subject, please proceed w/ caution → bsnowball 09:00, 8 November 2006 (UTC)
  • It's said above in the survey that this has been agonised over before which I'd expect, it's been a hot topic in Australia for several decades. But where exactly is the previous discussion in Wikipedia? Andrewa 19:11, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Conclusion

No consensus for move. I suggest that Zarbat gets more people supporting him, maybe he can solicit the Wikipedia:Australian Wikipedians' notice board. / Fred-Chess 08:58, 14 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] ABS definition of Indigenous (and it is capitalised)

The ABS website

BACKGROUND INFORMATION - WHO IS INDIGENOUS?
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF INDIGENOUS?
In Australia the term Indigenous is used to refer to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Therefore, officially Australia has two groups of Indigenous people...

Paul foord 13:46, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:17, 2 January 2008 (UTC)