Blackfella

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Appropriate Terminology, Indigenous Australian Peoples" (PDF). Flinders University. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Recommended Guidelines for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Terminology" (PDF). Queensland University of Technology. 17 March 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Working with Indigenous Australians". Muswellbrook Shire Council. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Whitefella". Lexico Dictionaries. Archived from the original on 15 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Wadjula". Macquarie Dictionary. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
  6. ^ 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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