aboriginal
Example Sentences
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“It’s all our aboriginal territory and it’s certainly going to impact big game and cultural sites and resources.”
From Washington Times
Specifically, though, the group asserts that Moors are the "aboriginal people" of America, and that they assert not their sovereignty but their "nationality" as Moorish-Americans, "to which the sovereign power is vested in."
From Fox News
Canada is a multicultural country, with more than 22% of the population comprised of minorities and another 5% aboriginal, according to the latest census.
From Reuters
Its plan comes two years after a report into the deaths of more than 1,000 aboriginal women and girls in recent decades called it a national genocide.
From Reuters
Desautel argued that he was exercising his right under Section 35 of Canada’s Constitution Act, which recognizes and affirms rights afforded to “aboriginal peoples of Canada.”
From Washington Post
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