While a variety of factors have shaped the diversity of Indigenous Australian philosophy and practices across the Australian continent, one of the central characteristics of the Aboriginal worldview is the concept of the ‘Dreaming’. Outline some of the key aspects of this belief system and reflect on this in comparison to your own worldview The Dreaming is referred to by Edwards (1998, p.16) as the time that Aboriginal people came into existence. It is clear that the term Aboriginal people is very imprecise as there are many Indigenous nations or tribes, as a result of different groups of people migrating to Australia at different times. American anthropologist J. Birdsell (Flood cited in Edwards 1998, p. 2) describes that there were
In Australia, there are approximately 600 Aboriginal nations/clan groups across the continent which are governed and bound by The Customary Aboriginal law. It is a distinct law from the Australian legal system which has existed for years prior to the western colonisation and the presence of the Australian legal system. The customary Aboriginal law is a system of principles and guidelines which stipulate social norms as well as ways of learning and being for The Aboriginals. It is also an integral part of The Aboriginal existence and continuity as it is formed through a network of connection which originated from The
Linking back to one of the first points raised, this is quite similar to the mateship the ANZACs showed during WWI and continued well after WWII. This once again impacts the audience to believe that mateship is a part of Australian identity no matter what class you come/originate
Australian multiculturalism embraces the heritage of indigenous Australians, early European settlement, our Australian-grown customs and traditions and experiences of new migrants coming to this country; and promotes mutual respect and equality, aiming to enhance social structure and Australia’s capacity to survive both external and domestic tensions. Therefore, students need to understand the significance of Australian diverse culture. For instance looking at Australia Day, why we celebrate it and the importance of it to our country. The millions of migrants who have come to Australia contributed much to a uniquely, Australian
Critical Thinking Australian Aborigines Cultural Anthropology Mrs. Barry April 16, 2012 The topic I chose to do my paper on is the Australian Aborigines. This society has a variety of interlinking meanings that includes; period of creation, moral order, ancestral beings, and the source of all spirits. The call this Dreamtime, which can also be referred to as a specific geographic or topographic point or totem spirit. This permeates all the aspects of aboriginal life. This society or group is associated with totem shares with a mystical connection.
Phar Lap Comment on the narrative technique employed by the director in the opening sequence and its impact? The film Phar Lap directed by Simon Wincer begins in California at Menlo Park Perry Stables, where Phar Lap was poisoned at killed on the 17th of April 1932. The importance of Phar Lap’s death showed how much Australia and the world really cared about him, being broadcast on the radio and being the headlines of newspapers. The film then flashes back to the start of Phar Lap life, where he arrived on the wharfs of Sydney, Australia. The technique they used at the start of the film was very good and creative.
the evening before im clearing up my howard johnsons womens area when unexpectedly this frog appears probably came from the drain swimming about and attempting to go up the edge of the basin then I decide to flush it down but then he says sohelpmegod and begins to converse something about a round golden ball and the way I can turn into a princess a princess in me so then I am surprised out of my mind and the frog states please kiss me only one time on the nose then I shriek you small green disgusting thing then I proceed to strike it with a mop and I had to flush the toilet three times in me some princess 4. Consider who is the speaker, who is the audience, what the occasion? What is/are the subject(s)? What is the setting? The speaker is a woman whose audience is probably a friend or coworker.
I believe the establishment of a national curriculum is crucial to achieving the educational goals set out by MCEETYA. There have been attempts to nationalise the Australian curriculum dating back to 1968 by the Commonwealth government (Reid, 2005). In my opinion, to achieve progress and to meet international standards, the education system needs to “collaborate in a globalising world” (Reid, 2005). “The focus should be on developing a common curriculum that will enable all students to develop a broad and general knowledge of the world” (Cole, 2007,
In the Maori world waka are shown that they are extremely important, it identify that waka creates whakapapa. It tells the stories of how Maori people voyage to New Zealand and places around New Zealand, each symbol from the top to the end that is carved identifies the different tribal identity that transported their descendants here (Smith, 2011). Whakapapa embraces people by linking everyone and the world around them,
The Darkinjung people of the Central Coast of NSW, had strong trade relationships with the Kuringai people of Northern Sydney, and the two tribes would often meet for gatherings and feasts. This relationship was built upon the reciprocal trading beliefs that one must try and help others in the survival of tribes. The Awabakal people of the Hunter region had rich coal sources and used this as a bargaining tool for items like canoes and spears, which were often crafted inland. Each tribe had specific items in which they produced well or had sufficient stock to trade for items that they sought. Items had trade worth, similar to today’s monetary system, and the items would be traded with items of corresponding worth (W.H, Edwards.