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    Question 1 With reference to the source and your own knowledge‚ discuss how Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming. (5marks) The Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming since it is a concept which underpins all beliefs and practices in the Aboriginal communities. The Dreaming is communicated through story‚ song‚ art‚ dance and rituals which show the enormous diverse nature of Aboriginal spirituality. The telling and learning of the Dreaming stories is a life-long process

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    Discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on aboriginal spiritualties in relation to: * separation from the land * separation from kinship groups * the Stolen Generations Dispossession is the process of the removal of a person or group from land‚ through the process of law. This dispossession has had a continuing damaging effect through a loss of spiritualties. Separation from the land meant that cultural practices and ceremonies associated with the land could not be

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    Short Response - Dispossession Dispossession‚ that is‚ depriving the Aboriginal people of their land‚ identity and religious expression‚ has had a lasting impact on Aboriginal people and their spirituality. The forceful removal of the Indigenous Australians from their lands led to the forceful removal from their family and kinship groups‚ causing the destruction of Aboriginal spirituality. Through the eradication of the Dreamtime‚ the centre of their spirituality‚ their sense of identity and belonging

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    Methodist mission in the Northern Territory. When the mission lease expired‚ the Federal Government changed it to a special purpose lease that could be taken away for mining‚ but no Aboriginal people were consulted. When the Methodist missionaries Edgar and Ann Wells arrived at Yirrkala‚ they learnt that the Aboriginal people were very disturbed and anxious that the mining would violate their sacred sites but despite the feelings of the Aborigines‚ the Prime Minister‚ Robert Menzies‚ announced that

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    rights movement. Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the dreaming. The dreaming is a complex concept of fundamental importance to Aboriginal culture‚ embracing the creative era long past of the ancestral beings as well as the present and the future. The Dreaming’s importance to the aboriginal people is emphasised through it providing for the obligations and responsibility of the aboriginal people‚ and furthermore accounting for their past‚ present‚ and future. The dispossession of land of the

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    ethnographic report. 2. Aboriginal Spirituality Indigenous Spirituality is recognized and defined as the core of Aboriginal being‚ it is the general notion of the interconnecting elements of creation. It is the relationship between every human‚ every flora and every fauna. The relationship between the land and the person. The interconnectedness of every aspect

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    What does Terra Nullius mean? From at least 60‚000 B.C.‚ Australia was inhabited entirely by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with traditional‚ social and land rights. To the Aborigines the land was everything to them and is closely linked to their Dreaming stories. Dreaming is the belief system which explains how the ancestral beings moved across the land and created life and significant geographic features. In consideration‚ the Indigenous Australians are a people with a close

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    Aboriginal spirituality Aboriginal or indigenous culture is one of the oldest recorded cultures in the world. Aboriginal people have common beliefs and traditions that guide them in contemporary society. The Creation Period - The Dreamtime Similar to other religions and beliefs‚ aboriginal people believe in the time when world and was created. This period is referred to as the Creation Period. The Aboriginal people believe that land was formed by ancestral beings during creation period. These

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    Aboriginal spirituality. Origins of the Universe Different Aboriginal groups have varying creation stories with some general‚ common features Ancestors emerged from land features (e.g. rock formations) which are considered Sacred sites These supernatural beings created the natural world Each group has an ancestor and a natural species or totem (e.g. emu) Sacred Sites May be land‚ rock formations‚ parts of rivers or seas that are linked to Dreaming stories Also may be burial grounds‚

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    Aboriginal spirituality is as diverse and complex as the people themselves’ The statement‚ ‘Aboriginal spirituality is as diverse and complex as the people themselves’‚ relates Aboriginal people to their culture and beliefs. The Aborigines have a complex belief system and are complex people themselves. Our Native Australians have highly developed social systems‚ are deeply spiritual and have a close association to the land and nature. The Aborigines have a particular social structure called

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