| 单词 | aboriginal rights |
| 释义 | > as lemmasaboriginal rights aboriginal rights n. (now often with capital initial) the human, civil, and legal rights possessed by indigenous peoples, esp. those rights relating to the preservation, protection, or recognition of traditional lands, cultures, and ways of life.In Australia, used with specific reference to the entitlement of Aboriginal people to equality in law with non-Aboriginal Australians, and to ownership of Aboriginal lands. ΚΠ 1826 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 281 To suppose that such a people had a right to this whole continent..is in our view to misapprehend the true nature of aboriginal rights. 1950 Washington Post 7 Aug. 10/5 The Indians, Eskimos and Aleuts of Alaska have a moral and perhaps legal claim through aboriginal rights to certain lands in the Territory. 2015 Northern Territory News (Darwin) 27 Jan. 7/6 Melbourne's [Australia Day] parade was disrupted by hundreds of people marching in support of Aboriginal rights and criticising yesterday as ‘Invasion Day’. < as lemmas |
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