Blackfella
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Blackfella (also blackfellah, blackfulla, black fella, or black fellah) is an informal term in Australian English to refer to Indigenous Australians, in particular Aboriginal Australians, most commonly among themselves.[1][2][3]
Similarly, the term whitefella, especially in Aboriginal use, refers to non-Aboriginal or European Australians.[4][5]
See also
[edit]- "Blackfella/Whitefella", a song by Warumpi Band, co-written by singer George Rrurrambu and guitarist Neil Murray.[6]
- Blackfella Films, a film production company founded and run by Rachel Perkins
- Blackfellas, 1993 film adaptation of Archie Weller's 1981 novel The Day of the Dog
- Indigenous Australians § Terms "Black" and "Blackfella"
- Koori, demonym used by Aboriginal people in Victoria and New South Wales
- List of Australian Aboriginal group names
- Black Australians (disambiguation)
References
[edit]- ^ "Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian Peoples" (PDF). Flinders University. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Recommended Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Terminology" (PDF). Queensland University of Technology. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Working with Indigenous Australians". Muswellbrook Shire Council. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Whitefella". Lexico Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Wadjula". Macquarie Dictionary. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
- ^ Bisley, Alexander (14 April 2015). "Blackfella/Whitefella by Warumpi Band – Australia's seminal reconciliation song". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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