r/aboriginal is a subreddit with 11k 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 💔"
6 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
48 posts
#3
Culture
45 posts
#4
History
32 posts
#5
Identity
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
8 posts
#9
Australian
7 posts
#10
Music
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)."
8 posts
#2
Triggering. Read with caution
: "New modelling strongly suggests the first smallpox epidemic among Indigenous Australians originated from the British outpost in Sydney and might have killed as many as 220,000 Aboriginal people"
3 posts
#3
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
Member Growth in r/aboriginal
Yearly
+2k members(27.3%)
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Last updated: September 3, 2026