aborigine/aboriginal

these terms are correct, although "aborigine" is limited to generic-non-place-specific references. For the earliest peoples of Australia, capitalize the terms ("Aboriginal peoples") and use "Aboriginal/Aboriginals" instead of "Aborigine/Aborigines." (The shortened "Abo/abo" is always pejorative.) Best of all: "Koorie is the name by which those of us living in New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania refer to ourselves and others of our race. It does not mean a specific group. Murri is the Queensland term. Nyunga is southern Western Australia; Nyungga in Southern Australia, and so on. Learn them all and use them appropriately" (Eve Fesl, in Social Alternatives ).). "When referring to other native peoples, such as American Indians or the early Celts of Britain [use] aboriginal inhabitants or indigenous peoples instead of aborigines. While there is nothing offensive in the notion of prior habitation—indeed, it is a point of considerable pride among most native peoples—the lowercase noun aborigine may well evoke an unwelcome stereotype" (American Heritage Book of English Usage). See also aboriginalism, First Nations/First Nations people/First People, indigenous people, shortened forms of words.