Aborigines+of+Australia+-+CA+-+SP12

By: Theresa Burgess and Rebecca Zhou

//**__Aspects of Aboriginal Culture__ **//

//__Language:__ //  The Aboriginal Language is very different from the structure of Indo-European(English). Back In 1788 when Captain James Cook came and claimed the island Australia for England, there were over 300 languages spoken at that time. Today there are only about 145 of those still being spoken, 18 have a good prognosis, 110 of the languages are endangered. Today in Australia linguists believe that the languages are related to one another, they also believe that English is either their first or second language.

//__Beliefs: __//  The majority of people in the Aboriginal culture are involved around the traditional "The Dreaming". This relates humans to the natural and mystical landscape where they live. "The Dreaming" is also used to claim ownership of land. The Myths of "The Dreaming" will be seen with heroes that have exaggerated powers. In the traditional "The Dreaming" totems are a very important part of the religion. They are symbols from the natural world that identify people and their relations with others. Since the colonization of Australia 75% of Aboriginal people are Christian. They say this either because they converted either by choice or by influence of education in mission schools.

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//**__Cultural Change__ **// 

//__Technology:__ // Several Aboriginal settlements have created created television and radio stations.

//__Commercialization:__ //  The Aborigines

__//Travel//:__ Dance is important part of the Aboriginal culture. Because of this, there are several Aboriginal performance troupes that travel around Australia and perform in urban centers and perform traditional dances.


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Faulkner, Heather. "BBC NEWS | In Pictures: Aborigines in the Outback." //BBC News - Home//. Web. 25 Jan. 2012. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/05/asia_pac_aborigines_in_the_outback/html/11.stm>.

//This gallery shows photos and describes what happens to the Aboriginal people daily, specifically the the Toomelah settlement.//

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**//[|Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life].//** Ed. Timothy L. Gall and Jeneen Hobby. Vol. 3: //Asia & Oceania//. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2009. p66-70. From //Gale Virtual Reference Library//.

//This document outlines and talks about different aspects of the Aboriginal culture.//

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