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Topic: Aborigine (disambiguation)


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  Aborigine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indigenous peoples, peoples with a prior or historical association with a land, and who maintain (at least in part) their distinct traditions and association with the land, and are differentiated in some way from the surrounding populations and dominant nation-state culture and governance
Tasmanian Aborigines, the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Tasmania, Australia
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Aborigine   (188 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Australian Aborigine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Aboriginal population was decimated by British colonisation which began in 1788, when news of the land's fertility spread to Europeans causing them to begin settling in the Aboriginal land.
Aboriginal people, particularly youths, are substantially more likely to be imprisoned than the general population, and the rate of suicides in police custody remains quite high.
Aborigines were completely at home in their surroundings and had no trouble "living off the land." This was mainly because of their intimate knowledge of the topography and natural resources of their tribal territories, and their complete understanding of the habits of the animals they hunted.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Australian-Aborigine   (5810 words)

  
 Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
These aborigines are genetically related to Malay and Polynesians, and linguists classify their language as Austronesian.
Illegal immigrants from Fujian continued to enter Taiwan as renters of the large plots of aboriginal lands under contracts that usually involved marriage, while the border between taxpaying lands and "savage" lands migrated east, with some aborigines 'Sinicizing' while others retreated into the mountains.
Most aboriginal groups in Taiwan have their own languages, and unlike Taiwanese or Hakka, do not belong to the Chinese language family, but rather belong to the Austronesian languages.
www.carolinamaps.net /search/Taiwan.html   (4171 words)

  
 Aborigines - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Aborigines   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
This photograph of an Australian Aboriginal camp was taken in 1895, before the policy of ‘assimilation’ was implemented.
This policy, which was carried out between 1910 and 1970, involved Aboriginal children being removed from their homes in the Northern Territory and either put in orphanages or placed in white families.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Aborigines   (128 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Batman (disambiguation)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
John Batman was a figure in the early history of Melbourne, Australia who attempted to sign a treaty with the local Aborigines.
Ira Coleman Batman was an American judge and politician in Indiana in the early 20th century.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Batman-(disambiguation)   (1494 words)

  
 Category:Disambiguation
Don't add articles to these sub-categories or create additional sub-categories until you read Manual of Style (disambiguation pages)—most of the sub-categories don't comply with the MOS and will be removed.
There is rarely any need for links directly to disambiguation pages.
Find and fix them at disambiguation pages with links.
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 Boomerang - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
However, the world famous "country of the boomerang" is Australia, where the Australian Aborigines have used both boomerangs and hunting sticks for thousands of years.
Note that the word "boomerang" automatically implies it is returning; a hunting, or throwing, stick (called a "kylie" by boomerang enthusiasts), is a different thing, and the two terms should not be used interchangeably.
A Kylie is one of the Aboriginal words for the hunting stick used in warfare and for hunting animals.
www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boomerang   (1653 words)

  
 Taiwan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Following the defeat of Zheng's grandson to an armada led by Admiral Shi Lang, Zheng's followers were expatriated to the farthest reaches of the Qing empire, leaving approximately 7,000 Han on Taiwan.
Most aboriginal groups in Taiwan have their own languages, and unlike Taiwanese or Hakka, do not belong to the Chinese language family, but rather belong to the Austronesian language family.
Taiwanese aborigines each also have distinct cultures which are thought to share the common ethnic origins with the Pacific Islanders.
www.seepage.org /wiki/index.php?title=Taiwan   (4501 words)

  
 aborigine - OneLook Dictionary Search
Aborigine, aborigine : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
Aborigine, aborigine : UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
Words similar to aborigine: abo, aboriginal, australian aborigine, native australian, more...
www.onelook.com /?w=aborigine   (215 words)

  
 Shogun - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
In Japanese history, a shogun (将軍 shōgun) was the practical ruler of Japan for most of the time from 1192 to the Meiji Era beginning in 1868.
the aborigine Ainu people who once inhabited Honshu and Hokkaido.
Used in common reference to the historical full title, the term shōgun is still used to refer to the rank of general.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Shogun   (926 words)

  
 aborigine - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about aborigine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
THE ABORIGINE, APPARENTLY UNINJURED, CLIMBED quickly into the skiff, and seizing the spear with me helped to hold off the infuriated creature.
It is generally believed that the Aborigines of the American continent have an Asiatic origin.
About her were clustered a score of curious natives--mostly men, for among the aborigines it is the male who owns this characteristic in its most exaggerated form.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Aborigine   (226 words)

  
 Aborigine Australia
Aborigines (adjective: aboriginal) are in general peoples who are native to a land, or with some identified pre-existing or prior association to a land (''see'' indigenous peoples).
Australian Aborigines: A further list and description of these and other aboriginal or indigenous peoples over and above those listed here, as well as discussion on some common themes, can be determined at Indigenous Peoples; however, these groups may not commonly be referred to specifically as "Aborigines" by English speakers.
They are a group of Austronesian people, who are descended from the inhabitants of Taiwan who lived on the islands before Han immigration in the 1600s.
www.artistbooking.com /trips/0/aborigine-australia.html   (425 words)

  
 Australia Aboriginal Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Peoples living in an area within a nation-state, prior to the formation of a nation-state, but who do not identify with thedominant nation.
Indigenous peoples are sometimes referred to as aborigines, native peoples, first peoples, first nations or as autochthonous, a Greek term that means "sprungfrom the earth".
Greek authors of the classical period referred to the indigenous people of Greece, who had lived there sincebefore any of the waves of Hellenic migration, as " Pelasgians." In antiquity, theGreek term for all non-Greek speaking peoples was " barbarians ".
www.bodawg.com /point/47767-australia-aboriginal-culture.html   (512 words)

  
 Gin (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Cotton gin, TheBestLinks.com:Disambiguation, Gin rummy, Australian Aborigine, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Gin (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Cotton gin, TheBestLinks.com:Disambiguation, Gin rummy, Australian Aborigine,...
an Aboriginal woman, in Australian slang (this term now considered offensive and falling into disuse)
This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
www.thebestlinks.com /Gin___28__disambiguation__29__.html   (125 words)

  
 Read about Map (disambiguation) at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Map (disambiguation) and learn about Map ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Generally, a map is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional space.
MAPP gas is a gas sometimes used in
disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Map_%28disambiguation%29   (204 words)

  
 American Aborigines (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term American Aborigines may mean the following things:
In Canada, the Aboriginal peoples, which comprise the First Nations, the Inuit, and the Métis.
The Pre-Siberian American Aborigines, a hyothetical population of South America preceding the Siberian migrations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Aborigine   (145 words)

  
 Map (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Computer science, Computer game, Cell biology, Counter-Strike, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Map (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Computer science, Computer game, Cell biology, Counter-Strike,...
Map (disambiguation), Computer science, Computer game, Cell biology...
In the context of modifications, especially for first person shooters, the word map likewise refers to the full distribution-ready set of data for a map - for example, the map "de_dust" in Counter-Strike includes the brushes, textures, bomb sites, spawn points, and backgrounds.
www.thebestlinks.com /Map___28__disambiguation__29__.html   (244 words)

  
 Aboriginal Dot Painting -- Recommendations and Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
''See History of Australia before 1901'' The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the indigenous (native) people of Australia.
Other topics related to Aboriginal Dot Painting: Aboriginal Painting
Categories similar to Aboriginal Dot Painting: Abscessed Teeth
www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/0/aboriginal-dot-painting.html   (849 words)

  
 The Dreaming - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
The Dreaming is another name for the Dreamtime, a key concept in Australian Aboriginal culture and mythology
The Dreaming is a band founded by the former lead singer of Stabbing Westward.
The Dreaming is a fictional realm in comic books such as The Sandman, and the title of a spinoff set in that realm.
search.psychcentral.com /psypsych/The_Dreaming   (203 words)

  
 Australian Aborigine Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
1) " Aborigine" -- in the term Australian Aborigine Culture
2) " Culture" -- in the term Australian Aborigine Culture
Commonly appearing connections are : Australian Aborigine Music, Australian Aborigines, Australian Accounting, Australian Actor, Australian Actresses, Australian Air, Australian Air Force, Australian Airline, Australian Alps, Australian Amateurs, Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry, Australian Animal, Australian Antarctic Division, Australian Anthem, Australian Antigen, Australian Armed Forces, Australian Army, Australian Artifacts, Australian Artist, Australian Artists
www.bodawg.com /point/47903-australian-aborigine-culture.html   (516 words)

  
 Sakai   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
an aborigine tribe living in the Malay Peninsula, see Sakai (tribe)
This is a disambiguation page; that is, onethat points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
If you followed a link here, you might want to go back andfix that link to point to the appropriate specific page.
www.therfcc.org /sakai-269072.html   (69 words)

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