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aboriginal

[ab-uh-rij-uh-nl] / ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə nl /
ADJECTIVE
original, first in a place
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG
WEAK


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There are several ongoing aboriginal title claims in British Columbia, and the Cowichan decision could affect private-property owners in those regions as well.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 21, 2025

With the ruling, the Nuchatlaht Nation of just 160 people has become the second-largest aboriginal titleholder in B.C.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2024

Similar to the Coquille, the Karuk went decades without a reservation, even after the U.S. government took ownership of the tribe’s aboriginal hunting and fishing land in a forested swath of the Klamath River Basin.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 9, 2024

“The DNA study also provides the Blood Tribe/Kainai with a new line of evidence to help further treaty and aboriginal rights,” the study authors wrote to Science in a collaborative statement.

From Science Magazine Apr. 3, 2024

Nevertheless, he called the aboriginal peoples he encountered in the new world “Indians.”

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

Today, aboriginals are no closer to an agreement with the federal government than they were in 1988.

From Economist Jul. 5, 2018

The prince then travelled into Australia's Daintree Rainforest where he met the Kuku Yalanji aboriginals.

From BBC Apr. 8, 2018

Parks Canada will determine ownership in conjunction with the Inuit aboriginals in the northernmost Canadian territory of Nunavut and unnamed “government organizations”, the agency said, without giving details.

From The Guardian Sep. 26, 2016

Even before the court ruling, the Gateway project was under a cloud of uncertainty because of local opposition from aboriginals, environmentalists and lawmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 20, 2016

His Excellency also introduced two aboriginals who had accompanied Mr. Landsborough from Carpentaria.

From Journal of Landsborough's Expedition from Carpentaria In search of Burke and Wills by William Landsborough




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