#DefineAboriginal | Aboriginal Identity: Who is 'Aboriginal'? | By Jens Korff | Creative Spirits
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Aboriginal Identity: Who is ‘Aboriginal’?
https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal
"People who identify themselves as ‘Aboriginal’ range from dark-skinned, broad-nosed to blonde-haired, blue-eyed people.
Aboriginal people define Aboriginality not by skin colour but by relationships.
"Light-skinned Aboriginal people often face challenges on their Aboriginal identity because of stereotyping."
By Jens Korff | Last updated: 24 October 2016
~ Creative Spirits
"In this article:
Who is ‘Aboriginal’? https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc0
Aboriginal people defining their Aboriginality https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc1
Deconstructing myths about Aboriginal identity https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc2
What does it mean to be ‘Aboriginal’? https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc3
How do I prove I am Aboriginal? https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc4
Teaching resources https://www.creativespirits.info/aboriginalculture/people/aboriginal-identity-who-is-aboriginal#toc5
www.CreativeSpirits.info,
Aboriginal culture - People - Aboriginal Identity: Who is ‘Aboriginal’?, retrieved 29 November 2016
Indigenous Australia hits back with #DefineAboriginal
'Pauline Hanson says there's no definition of what an Aboriginal person is
but Indigenous Australia have hit back on social media with one response: #DefineAboriginal.'
http://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2016/11/29/indigenous-australia-hits-back-defineaboriginal
~ Laura Morelli | NITV
29 November 2016:
"Social media strikes back
"Indigenous people have shared their personal stories of racism on social media
enabling a powerful forum of support and pride for the Aboriginal heritage. ... "
#DefineAboriginal Is The Hashtag
Pauline Hanson
Should Be Forced To Read
https://www.pedestrian.tv/news/arts-and-culture/defineaboriginal-is-the-hashtag-pauline-hanson-sho/0c4c196b-34fe-4f4d-a06b-a1ea92ef0c1d.htm
"ICYMI, noted white people Pauline Hanson and Andrew Bolt had a big ol' chinwag yesterday
about what it means to be an Aboriginal Australian,
making them two of the most unqualified people to talk in the history of conversations.
"Hanson, in all her wisdom (read: none), solemnly declared that there "is no definition of Aboriginal",
to which normal humans might at the very least sputter some kind of response but to which Bolt just nodded along.
"Australia in 2016, people! ... "
#DefineAboriginal:
Pauline Hanson's 'no definition to Aboriginal' comment
sparks sharing of racism stories
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-29/pauline-hanson's-comment-sparks-defineaboriginal-racism-stories/8075468
29 November 2016:
"Indigenous people have shared their personal stories of racism on social media,
after One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson said there was no definition of Aboriginal in an interview on the Bolt Report. ... "
#DefineAboriginal takes off in wake of
Pauline Hanson comments
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/news-and-views/social/defineaboriginal-takes-off-in-wake-of-pauline-hanson-comments-20161129-gt092x.html
~ Jenny Noyes @jennynoise
29 November 2016:
"On Twitter, the hashtag #DefineAboriginal has been trending since Hanson's comments hit the headlines Tuesday morning.
Many of the tweets, including from former Senator Nova Peris, Labor MP Linda Burney, actor Miranda Tapsell and rapper Briggs,
refer to instances where white people defined their Aboriginality through racism. ... "
Indigenous Australians respond to
Pauline Hanson’s comments
about the definition of Aborigines
http://www.news.com.au/national/politics/indigenous-australians-respond-to-pauline-hansons-comments-about-the-definition-of-aborigines/news-story/24847059af40e4e63f5434d60a542c16
~ Megan Palin @megan_palin
29 November 2016:
"PAULINE Hanson has falsely claimed on national television there’s
“no definition to an Aboriginal” and that anyone can be classified as such through marriage. ...
"The hashtag has trended on Twitter as backlash over Ms Hanson’s rhetoric mounts. ... "
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