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Aboriginal

Aborigine (originated from Latin, meaning "from the origin") refers in a '''general''' sense to:

Indigenous Peoples , peoples with a prior or historical association with a land, and who maintain (at least in part) their distinct traditions and association with the land, and are differentiated in some way from the surrounding populations and dominant nation-state culture and governance

Additionally, several specific indigenous peoples are commonly referred to as "Aborigines" in English usage:

Aboriginal Peoples In Canada , indigenous peoples recognized in the Canadian Constitution Act, 1982

Taiwanese Aborigines , the indigenous peoples of Taiwan

Indigenous Australians other than Torres Strait Islanders

Tasmanian Aborigines , the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Tasmania, Australia