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Who are the aborigines?

Indigenous, that is, those who originally lived, the inhabitants of the area are called aborigines. These were the people who stayed in the area until any new settlers arrived from other parts of the world.

The word "aboriginal" comes from the Latin, meaning "from the very beginning." Initially, it was used by Roman writers describing the tribes that originally lived in the territories where Rome developed. The Bushmen are considered the indigenous population of South Africa because they lived there before the Bantu Negro tribes. The primitive tribes of people who inhabited Australia before the arrival of Europeans were called Australian Aborigines.

They are probably the most famous natives in the world. Australian Aborigines lived mainly inland and on the remote northern coast. There are only 160 of them. Their ancestors led a nomadic lifestyle and roamed the forests. Today, only a small proportion of these natives live in this way. Australian Aborigines belong to a specific population group known as the Australoids. It is not known how long ago they appeared in Australia. Until the Europeans began to influence them, they did not wear clothes, did not build permanent dwellings, did not grow crops, and lived like itinerant hunters.

Today, many of them have banded together to fight for their rights in Australia. They have the right to vote in federal elections. They are given all the social benefits available to the rest of the inhabitants of Australia.

Author: Likum A.

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