Fundamentally, if you are referring to the indigenous population of people who lived in the territory that is now the United States of America prior to European settlers, then you should capitalize both words in the phrase Native American.

According to most style guides, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs are the only words capitalized in titles of books, articles, and songs. Prepositions, articles, and conjunctions aren’t capitalized (unless they’re the first or last word).

In Canada, the term “First Nations” is generally used for peoples covered by the Indian Act, and “indigenous peoples” used for native peoples more generally, including Inuit and Métis, who do not fall under the “First Nations” category. Status Indian remains a legal designation because of the Indian Act.

The difference between Indigenous and Native. When used as adjectives, indigenous means born or engendered in, native to a land or region, especially before an intrusion, whereas native means belonging to one by birth. Native is also noun with the meaning: a person who is native to a place.

Is it okay to say “native”? While “native” is generally not considered offensive, it may still hold negative connotations for some. Because it is a very general, overarching term, it does not account for any distinctiveness between various Aboriginal groups.

Some of the most well known Aboriginal words for hello are: Kaya, which means hello in the Noongar language. Palya is a Pintupi language word used as a greeting much in the same way that two friends would say hello in English while Yaama is a Gamilaraay language word for hello used in Northern NSW.

“In November 1828 the Governor introduced martial law against Aboriginal people in the settled districts, effectively giving the military the power to shoot on sight any Aborigine found there.”

Yes there are still some although not many. They are almost extinct. There are 5000 of them left. There are 468000 Aboriginals in total in Australia in which 99 percent of them are mixed blooded and 1 percent of them are full blooded.

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The koala or, inaccurately, koala bear (Phascolarctos cinereus), is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia.

Koalas are not bears—they’re marsupials. Learn about koalas’ unique traits, including six opposable “thumbs,”downward-facing pouches, and a tendency to sleep nearly all day in tree branches.

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Predators include dingoes and large owls. They’re also at risk of getting hit by cars and attacked by dogs. Chlamydia is widespread in some koala populations and can cause blindness, infertility, and sometimes death.

After habitat clearing, the most serious threat to koalas is death from car hits. In South East Queensland, an average of almost 300 koalas are killed each year by motor vehicles, based on wildlife hospital records in the period 1997 to early 2011. Disease also threatens koalas.

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Not extinct

60,000 koalas

Koalas are in serious decline suffering from the effects of habitat destruction, domestic dog attacks, bushfires and road accidents. The Australian Koala Foundation estimates that there are less than 100,000 Koalas left in the wild, possibly as few as 43,000.

5,000 koalas

As many as 10,000 koalas — a third of New South Wales’ total population — are estimated to have perished this summer from bushfires and drought, an inquiry has heard.

Koalas use a range of sounds to communicate with one another over large distances. All Koalas share one common call which is elicited by fear. It is a cry like a baby screaming and is made by animals under stress. It is often accompanied by shaking.