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Aboriginal culture in Australia
  • Our culture is at least 50,000 years old, some argue closer to 65,000 years!
  • Many English words are derived from Aboriginal languages.
  • Dreamtime – the Aboriginal cultural and spiritual identity.
  • Boomerangs were used as weapons to hunt animals.
  • Aboriginal culture is based on respect.
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  • What is the culture of the Aboriginal people in Australia?

    Australian Aboriginal culture includes a number of practices and ceremonies centered on a belief in the Dreamtime and other mythology. Reverence and respect for the land and oral traditions are emphasised. Over 300 languages and other groupings have developed a wide range of individual cultures.

  • What is interesting about Aboriginal culture?

    The traditional owners of the land which archaeological evidence confirms is the oldest continuous civilisation on earth, extending back over 65,000 years. They were among the first humans to migrate out of Africa, across the coastlines of India and Asia until reaching the shores of Australia.

  • What is the most important thing in Aboriginal culture?

    Aboriginal people have a deep connection with the land or Country, which is central to their spiritual identity. This connection remains despite the many Aboriginal people who no longer live on their land.28 jui. 2022
  • tjurunga, also spelled Churinga, in Australian Aboriginal religion, a mythical being and a ritual object, usually made of wood or stone, that is a representation or manifestation of such a being.
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