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Looks like there is a need for some clear definition of what it means to be Aboriginal... officials, those of predominantly Aboriginal ancestry, those with limited Aboriginal ancestry and clearly mixed, those with negligible Aboriginal ancestry, those with no Aboriginal ancestry who are accepted as Aboriginal, those who belong to the Wannabee tribal group.
Sort of full bloods, half-breeds, quadroons, octoroons, and poseurs, maybe high-steppin' yellahs ..... I dunno - I'm no expert...
This is the old Spanish system here:-
"It was a “hierarchal ordering of racial groups according to their proportion of Spanish blood.” In this system, notable categories with significant meaning were español (Spaniard), castizo, morisco, mestizo, mulatto, indio (Indian), and negro (black)."
Not altogether sure about that 'castizo'.... sounds a bit harsh to me...
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