koori
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4ADJ.
oral
VERB + KOORI
denied
KOORI + NOUN
aboriginals, presence, tradition
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from
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noun
An indigenous Australian.
C. S. of Stawell wrote to ‘point out some facts associated with Aboriginal myths of Dreamtime’. He denied a Koori presence (‘no Aboriginals ever entered the Grampians due to evil spirits’) and repeated a dominant pioneer folk myth that the rock-art was painted by ‘a French artist who had a great appreciation of Aboriginal art of central Australia’.
Stories from the Koori oral tradition show how differently the shared experience is perceived by indigenous and settler Australians.
noun
Alternative form of Koori.
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3C. S. of Stawell wrote to ‘point out some facts associated with Aboriginal myths of Dreamtime’. He denied a Koori presence (‘no Aboriginals ever entered the Grampians due to evil spirits’) and repeate
WiktionaryStories from the Koori oral tradition show how differently the shared experience is perceived by indigenous and settler Australians.
WiktionaryReliable population figures do not exist, but it [is] likely there were never large numbers: perhaps 18000 to 20000 Kooris across Victoria, perhaps 700 Wathaurong.
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