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 Culture Australian Aboriginal culture includes a number of practices and ceremonies centered on a belief in the Dreamtime. Reverence for the land and oral traditions are emphasised. Language groupings and tribal divisions exhibit a range of individual cultures. Australian Aboriginal art has existed for thousands of years and ranges from ancient rock art to modern watercolour landscapes. Aboriginal music has developed a number of unique instruments. Contemporary Australian aboriginal
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There have been many initiatives and processes in support of the Aboriginal Spirituality and its approach to Reconciliation. The most predominant tradition through its campaigns and movements in asserting the Aboriginals is the Christian religious tradition. This can be seen through the ongoing support‚ the ACC‚ the media‚ protests and the formal apology for the abuse through the missionaries. This is highly effective as it recognises the wrongfulness and asserts the positivity in the process of
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Thousands of years ago‚ Australian Aboriginal people were living in accordance with their dreamtime beliefs- today‚ a majority of the Aboriginal community profess allegiance to Christianity‚ and only 3% still adhere to traditional beliefs. These beliefs have provided the Aboriginal people with guidance and perspective on all aspects of life. There were many variants to these beliefs and practises throughout the many Aboriginal tribal areas‚ but all Aboriginal people have developed an intimate relationship
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IMPACT ON ABORIGINAL HEALTH: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS Australia and its Indigenous Society: Australia is one of the world’s most culturally diverse societies and it is commonly assumed that the country offers free and fair opportunities to all its inhabitants. However‚ on close observation it is clearly evident that the country’s indigenous population is at a social and economic disadvantage when compared to their non-indigenous counterparts and as a consequence the present aboriginal health is in a grave
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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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The Aboriginal people were the first Australians and Owners of the land. As Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people were traditionally gatherers and hunters‚ they had a very strong relationship with the land. They are also deeply spiritual‚ value community life strongly and revere their ancestors. Therefore‚ elders were usually the decision makers. Different tribes used to move around searching for food and water‚ but always respected the land and resources it provided. They have sacred
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Aboriginals Change’s in the 20th century Australian government policy‚ and how these changes have affected the rights and freedoms of Aboriginal people. Aboriginal people had been exploited‚ treated unfairly and oppressed by people in their own nation‚ this took place during world war 2 and continued for many more year’s. Aborigines struggled to gain there right’s and to be treated as an equal‚ just like white Australian’s. White Australian’s believed they had greater natural abilities
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Aboriginal Kinship Systems ANT 101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Aboriginal Kinship Systems Kinship is one of the main principles of a foraging culture’s social organization. The way they interact with each other relies on the relationship they have together. If one member wanted to marry another member of the society‚ they would not behave in the same manner as they would with a blood relative such as a mother or father.
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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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