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Aunty
/ ˈɑːntɪ /
Example Sentences
"We need to always stand for them because they are lost in there," Aunty Barb said.
"Our young people in Don Dale need to have opportunity for hope," said Aboriginal elder, Aunty Barb Nasir, addressing the demonstrators.
But Aboriginal elder Aunty Violet Sheridan, who had earlier welcomed the King and Queen, said Thorpe's protest was "disrespectful", adding: "She does not speak for me."
Aunty Violet Sheridan, an Aboriginal elder who formally welcomed the King and Queen Camilla to Ngunnawal country, told the Guardian Australia: "Lidia Thorpe does not speak for me and my people, and I’m sure she doesn’t speak for a lot of First Nations people."
King Charles and Queen Camilla had touched down in Canberra earlier in the day and were greeted by a reception line made up of politicians, school children and Ngunnawal Elder Aunty Serena Williams, a representative of the Indigenous people.
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