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The Australian Aborigines are an indigenous people inhabiting the regions of Australia and Tasmania. They are a rather large group with a population of over 250,000. The Australian Aborigines have gone from 300 identifiable languages to 75 in the last 200 years. The reason for the change was when Captain James Cook claimed the continent for England. The language that is taught in schools, however, is the native language of Walpiri.
 * __AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINES__**
 * __Language__**

Traditional Aboriginal beliefs are based on "The Dreamtime". Another identifiable aspect of Aboriginal religion is their use of totems to signify social and individual status. Another important part of the Indigenous Australian's belief system is the variety of ghosts and spirits that inhabited their landscape. An example of a spirit is the Rainbow Serpent, who brought rain. Recently, Christianity has been practiced identifiably within the culture.
 * __Beliefs__**

Over most anything, the Aborigines value the elementals: spirits of which are believed to bring luck to the tribe.
 * __Values__**

"Within Society you have also „Elemental Beings‟ such as in the mountain country, for instance, from Cape York down to Portland in Victoria, along the Great Divide you have the big hairy fellas, which some Australian call Yowies. We call them „Dulaghal‟ and other areas they are called the equivalent in tribal societies. In North America their name is „Susquash‟ or „Big Foot‟, in the Himalayas they are called „Yeti‟. - __Interview with Gerry Bostock – Aboriginal Healer – Bundjalung Country, Australia." //Valerie Barrow//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .__

One way they express their behaviors is by their artwork. They would paint their bodies for ceremonial purposes, as well as paint cave walls. Their cave drawings would usually reflect their visions on the Dreamtime, which is talked about in the "Beliefs" section. Another important part of the behaviors of the Aborigines is their music. Here, some Aborigines are seen playing instruments. The one on the left is playing a wind instrument called the didgeridoo. The one on the right is playing an instrument called clapping sticks.
 * __Behaviors__**

Also, the native Australians would play a game called "Woggabaliri" which is defined as "A co-operative kicking volley game". It is the oldest indigenous sport in Australia, played mostly by the Wiradjuri people of central New South Wales. The wikipedia page "Indigenous Australians" was an important secondary source because the information was very detailed and went in great depth for all the attributes of which I was searching.
 * __Sources__**

The Encyclopedia I used was an important print source because it really seemed to cover everything and was an easy read.

The interview with the tribal leader was an important primary source because you got up close and personal with a real Aborigine.

Another primary source I found was an interview with Ray Minniecon, a part of the Kabi Kabi tribe.


 * __Works Cited__**
 * __000. "Indigenous Australians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." //Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia//. N.p., n.d. Web. 26 Jan. 2011. . __**

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__Levinson, David, and Terrence Hays. //Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania//. New York: Macmillan Reference Books, 1991. Print.__

__Interview with Gerry Bostock – Aboriginal Healer – Bundjalung Country, Australia." //Valerie Barrow//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. .__

__ Sunoo, Brenda Paik. "Aboriginal Culture and Grief--An Interview with Ray Minniecon By Brenda Paik Sunoo." //Compassion At Work: Managing Grief at the Workplace//. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Jan. 2011. <http://www.compassionatwork. __