/r/aboriginal/

r/aboriginal

10k members
r/aboriginal is a subreddit with 10k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses aboriginal, indigenous, culture, history, and identity.
A place to discuss issues and share information for and about Aboriginal people from Australia. Questions from non Aboriginal people are often the same. Do a search in the search bar above before asking your question. There are many people asking about their identity. Do a search in the search bar above before posting. Colonisation, racism, forced removals, loss of language, lands and oppression has left us with a harsh legacy. All Australians are on a shared journey. Be kind

Popular Themes in r/aboriginal

#1
Advice Requests
: "I need some advice 💔"
8 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Note to Protesters and activists who want to fly our flag at protests and events…make sure it’s the right way up."
2 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Looking for assistance identifying artefacts"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/aboriginal

#1

Aboriginal

: "Australia's first treaty with Aboriginal people signed in Victoria"
132 posts
#2

Indigenous

: "Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians"
48 posts
#3

Culture

: "White Possession, Settler Conspirituality, and the GuriNgai Cult: Indigenous Identity Fraud as Neocolonial Violence in Contemporary Australia"
45 posts
#4

History

: "Inquiry finds British committed genocide on Indigenous Australians"
32 posts
#5

Identity

: "Guilt and Identity, am I aboriginal?"
24 posts
#6

Language

: "Illustrated Dictionary of the Yulluna Language (Yalarnnga Language)"
19 posts
#7

Racism

: "Why won't ACT Policing release the body-cam footage? Institutional Racism in the ACT"
12 posts
#8

Family

: "How do you guys deal with and handle diffrent Family members being diffrent colours?"
8 posts
#9

Australian

7 posts
#10

Music

: "EDM Music fans!"
6 posts

Flair Used in r/aboriginal

#1
Trauma, injustice, racism may be triggering to readers
: "Pauline Hanson's One Nation Will REMOVE Indigenous affairs, Native land claims, funding to Aboriginal Agencies, education and more (See further reading for more Information)."
6 posts
#2
Contains AI-generated content
: "‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand"
1 post
#3
Triggering. Read with caution
: "Australian Global Sumud Flotilla activist Juliet Lamont says detainees faced 'systematic' violence in Israeli custody after interception"
1 post

Member Growth in r/aboriginal

Yearly
+2k members(21.7%)

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Last updated: June 30, 2026