Aboriginal definition

Aboriginal as defined in the constitution of Canada, "includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada".
Aboriginal means pertaining to the original inhabitants of Australia and to their descendants;
Aboriginal means a person who is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia;

Examples of Aboriginal in a sentence

  • They experience authentic engagement through continuous in situ inquiry with Aboriginal and Indigenous Ways of Knowing and Doing, moving beyond simply learning about Aboriginal Education and Truth and Reconciliation to questioning, exploring, focusing and refocusing how and why this work impacts teaching and learning.

  • The average age of Index Children from families who consented to their TBS data being used in the evaluation (n=167) was 1.6 years, just over half (58%) were male, over one-third (36%) were from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and about one-fifth (19%) identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.

  • See De Beers – closing arguments, submitted to the MVLWB on February 23, 2020.In order to address the question of Aboriginal consultation it is first helpful to understand the general process through which the Board considers an application.53,54 Following the initiation of engagement and the submission of an application, a proposed project goes through several stages in the Board’s regulatory process.

  • The Committee should recommend that the Government honour its commitment under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap to working in formal partnerships and sharing decision-making prior to the introduction of legislation that impacts the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

  • Accordingly, the Board works with applicants, affected parties (including Aboriginal organizations and governments), and other parties (such as other boards and regulators) to ensure that potential impacts of proposed projects are understood and carefully considered before decisions are made with respect to the issuance of Permits and Licences.


More Definitions of Aboriginal

Aboriginal means an individual whose ancestry is First Nations, Inuit or Métis.
Aboriginal. , in relation to a fishery, means that fish is harvested by an Aboriginal organization or any of its members for the purpose of using the fish as food, for social or ceremonial purposes or for purposes set out in a land claims agreement entered into with the Aboriginal organization;
Aboriginal means a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia;
Aboriginal describes those Aboriginal peoples of Canada as defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, subsection 35(2) including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada;
Aboriginal means Indian, Inuit or Métis;
Aboriginal and “Indigenous” are synonymous and interchangeable;
Aboriginal means any Indian, Inuit or Metis person who is indigenous to the Northwest Territories.