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Aborigines
Sergio Ruiz
Laia Pallarès
Marc Alvarez
ORIGINS
• The Aborigines are the original inhabitants
of the Australian continent and nearby
islands and the descendants of these
peoples. Indigenous Australians are
distinguished as either Aboriginal or Torres
Strait Islanders, who currently together
make up about 2.7% of Australia's
population. The term "Aboriginal" has
tradicionally been applied to indigenous
habitants of mainland Australia,
Tasmania, and some of the other islands.
Indigenous australians
CULTURE
• Australian Aboriginal culture is one of the world's longest
surviving cultures which, if one accepts the most recent
dating of occupational remains at the Malakunanya II
shelter, started at least 50,000 years ago. Amongst the
cultural items recovered from the site's lowest levels there
were used pieces of haematite which had been used in
the preparation of paint, as well as yellow and red ochre.
This period ended with the rise of the sea following the last
Ice Age and the development of an estuarine
environment 8000 years ago.
• All of Australia's Aborigines were semi-nomadic hunters
and gatherers, with each clan having its own territory.
Those communities living along the coast or rivers were
expert fishermen. The territories or 'traditional lands' were
defined by geographic boundaries such as rivers, lakes
and mountains. All Australian Aborigines shared an
intimate understanding of, and relationship with, the land.
That relationship was the basis of their spiritual life and
shaped the Aboriginal culture. Land is fundamental to the
well-being of all Aboriginal people.
• The Aborigonal religion is based heavily on the
Dreaming. The Dreaming is the Aboriginal
creation story. Aborigines believe that at the
beginning of time the world was a shapless mass
of nothing, waiting to be transformed into what
we see today. The mythological beings called the
ancestors arrived, the ancestors took many
shapes, although most commonly they were
great serpents. The ancestors began to travel
across the world shaping the landscape and
creating new life as they went. Every major
geographical feature in Australia has an
aboriginal story to explain it.
RELIGION
Indigenous australians
THE DREAMTIME
The expression 'Dreamtime' refers to the 'time before time', or 'the time of
the creation of all things', while 'Dreaming' is often used to refer to an
individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. For example, an
Indigenous Australian might talk about their Kangaroo Dreaming, Snake
Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings
pertinent to their 'land'. However, many Indigenous Aborigines also refer to
the creation time as 'The Dreaming'. For Indigenous Australians, the past is
still fervently alive in the present moment and will remain so into the future.
The Ancestor Spirits and their powers have not gone, they are present in
the forms into which they changed at the end of the 'Dreamtime' or
'Dreaming', as the stories tell. The stories have been handed down through
the ages and are an integral part of an Indigenous person's 'Dreaming'.
Indigenous australians
CLOTHING
The Aboriginal people often observed that early settlers
were naked. The men and women of some tribes are
known to have worn a belt around their waist made of
hair, animal fur, skin or fiber which they used to carry tools
and weapons.
The belts often had a flap at the front. However, this was a
modification that was added during European
colonization, when the British colonists and authorities
were concerned about modesty and imposed their
standards on the Aborigines.
Indigenous australians
DIET
• The Aborigens practised the hunting, gathering
and fishing:
• Hunting is a word that is used to identify the
practice of catching and killing 'game' either as
a sport or as a source of food. Gathering is the
collecting of food such as plants, berries, eggs or
insects. Fishing is another method of obtaining
food.
• The Aborigines who lived in areas which included
waterways such as rivers or were on the
seacoast, made canoes from bark or tree trunks.
Indigenous australians
HOMES
• Aboriginal people were social beings as they
lived and gathered together in family groups .
Their camps consisted of a number of gunyas
(bark huts), but the people also lived in caves or
in the open air. Some camps consisted of as few
as 6 to 10 people while in others there were up
to 400 people. No doubt the availability of food
was a factor in the size of a camp. Each day,
various members of the group would leave the
camp to hunt and gather food and return to the
camp to share the catch with others.
Indigenous australians

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Indigenous australians

  • 2. ORIGINS • The Aborigines are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands and the descendants of these peoples. Indigenous Australians are distinguished as either Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders, who currently together make up about 2.7% of Australia's population. The term "Aboriginal" has tradicionally been applied to indigenous habitants of mainland Australia, Tasmania, and some of the other islands.
  • 4. CULTURE • Australian Aboriginal culture is one of the world's longest surviving cultures which, if one accepts the most recent dating of occupational remains at the Malakunanya II shelter, started at least 50,000 years ago. Amongst the cultural items recovered from the site's lowest levels there were used pieces of haematite which had been used in the preparation of paint, as well as yellow and red ochre. This period ended with the rise of the sea following the last Ice Age and the development of an estuarine environment 8000 years ago.
  • 5. • All of Australia's Aborigines were semi-nomadic hunters and gatherers, with each clan having its own territory. Those communities living along the coast or rivers were expert fishermen. The territories or 'traditional lands' were defined by geographic boundaries such as rivers, lakes and mountains. All Australian Aborigines shared an intimate understanding of, and relationship with, the land. That relationship was the basis of their spiritual life and shaped the Aboriginal culture. Land is fundamental to the well-being of all Aboriginal people.
  • 6. • The Aborigonal religion is based heavily on the Dreaming. The Dreaming is the Aboriginal creation story. Aborigines believe that at the beginning of time the world was a shapless mass of nothing, waiting to be transformed into what we see today. The mythological beings called the ancestors arrived, the ancestors took many shapes, although most commonly they were great serpents. The ancestors began to travel across the world shaping the landscape and creating new life as they went. Every major geographical feature in Australia has an aboriginal story to explain it. RELIGION
  • 8. THE DREAMTIME The expression 'Dreamtime' refers to the 'time before time', or 'the time of the creation of all things', while 'Dreaming' is often used to refer to an individual's or group's set of beliefs or spirituality. For example, an Indigenous Australian might talk about their Kangaroo Dreaming, Snake Dreaming, or Honey Ant Dreaming, or any combination of Dreamings pertinent to their 'land'. However, many Indigenous Aborigines also refer to the creation time as 'The Dreaming'. For Indigenous Australians, the past is still fervently alive in the present moment and will remain so into the future. The Ancestor Spirits and their powers have not gone, they are present in the forms into which they changed at the end of the 'Dreamtime' or 'Dreaming', as the stories tell. The stories have been handed down through the ages and are an integral part of an Indigenous person's 'Dreaming'.
  • 10. CLOTHING The Aboriginal people often observed that early settlers were naked. The men and women of some tribes are known to have worn a belt around their waist made of hair, animal fur, skin or fiber which they used to carry tools and weapons. The belts often had a flap at the front. However, this was a modification that was added during European colonization, when the British colonists and authorities were concerned about modesty and imposed their standards on the Aborigines.
  • 12. DIET • The Aborigens practised the hunting, gathering and fishing: • Hunting is a word that is used to identify the practice of catching and killing 'game' either as a sport or as a source of food. Gathering is the collecting of food such as plants, berries, eggs or insects. Fishing is another method of obtaining food. • The Aborigines who lived in areas which included waterways such as rivers or were on the seacoast, made canoes from bark or tree trunks.
  • 14. HOMES • Aboriginal people were social beings as they lived and gathered together in family groups . Their camps consisted of a number of gunyas (bark huts), but the people also lived in caves or in the open air. Some camps consisted of as few as 6 to 10 people while in others there were up to 400 people. No doubt the availability of food was a factor in the size of a camp. Each day, various members of the group would leave the camp to hunt and gather food and return to the camp to share the catch with others.