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Informal term used in Australian English to refer to Indigenous Australians From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
- "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)
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