to Australian Aboriginal people, was always a derogatory term, used by the colonizers. Using language to label people in this way is to express dominance. A crucial stage towards self-determination is taking ownership of language. The term 'Blak' is an example of taking back power and control from the colonizer by reclaiming the meanings of words. Another example is the use of the term 'blackfella', which is used by Aboriginal people across Australia as an inclusive word to describe one's identity or to acknowledge another Aboriginal person's identity. Aboriginal people now have a national voice in parliament and a stronger sense of identity. Aboriginal people are starting to identify as their traditional language groups, and are now no longer using terms from the colonizers' framework to identify themselves.