Turtle Island
noun uk/ˌtɜː.təl ˈaɪ.lənd/ us/ˌtɝː.t̬əl ˈaɪ.lənd/
海龟岛（北美洲原住民对北美洲的称呼）
a name for North America that is used by some groups of Indigenous people (= people who originally lived there, rather than people who moved there from somewhere else)
America came into being where once there had been "Turtle Island". 美国所在的这片土地曾被称为“海龟岛”。
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- As a Cherokee living in the so-called conquered Native land we call Turtle Island, you must live in a way that is a tribute and celebration to the Ancestors.
- Drumming is taught by Spiritual Elders throughout our native lands, known as "Turtle Island".
- The nation of Canada cannot exist without the approval of the indigenous people of North Turtle Island.
- They rejected the entrenched political claim by the English monarchy to possess some divine right to dominion over lands of North Turtle Island.
- Today, we have received an acknowledgement from the President-Elect of the USA regarding our information to him concerning the custom rights of North Turtle Island Peoples.