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Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. The term includes the various indigenous peoples commonly known as Aborigines, whose traditional lands extend throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and numerous offshore islands, and also the Torres Strait Islanders whose lands are centred on the Torres Strait Islands which run between northernmost Australia and the island of New Guinea.
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The term "Indigenous Australians" encompasses a large number of diverse communities and societies, with notably different modes of subsistence, cultural practices, languages, technologies and inhabited environments. However, these peoples also share a larger set of traits, and are otherwise seen as being broadly related. A collective identity as Indigenous Australians is recognised and exists alongside the identity and membership of many local community and traditional groups.
There are also various names from the indigenous languages which are commonly used to identify groups based on regional geography and other affiliations. These include: Koori (or Koorie) in New South Wales and Victoria; Murri in Queensland; Noongar in southern Western Australia; Yamatji in Central Western Australia; Wangkai in the Western Australian Goldfields; Nunga in southern South Australia; Anangu in northern South Australia, and neighbouring parts of Western Australia and Northern Territory; Yapa in western central Northern Territory; Yolngu in eastern Arnhem Land (NT) and Palawah (or Pallawah) in Tasmania.
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CHRISTMAS ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN FLAG 2009 http://bit.ly/8xvikP
IndigenousAU (Indigenous Australia) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:10:39 -0000
CHRISTMAS ABORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN FLAG 2009 http://bit.ly/8xvikP
@timlovejoy Three Dog Night- Inspired by an Australian Aboriginal custom of sleeping with a dog for warmth on a cold night
henriksen1 (Sean o Donovan) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:05:51 -0000
@timlovejoy Three Dog Night- Inspired by an Australian Aboriginal custom of sleeping with a dog for warmth on a cold night
Marline and Rebecca are aware of the Australian attempt to kill all Aboriginal people. Colloidal Silver Swine flu http://bit.ly/ZqBtV AIDS
lo888ve (Nathan Ael) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:08:26 -0000
Marline and Rebecca are aware of the Australian attempt to kill all Aboriginal people. Colloidal Silver Swine flu http://bit.ly/ZqBtV AIDS
http://twitpic.com/t0rmj A leading Australian aboriginal played the didgeridoo, moving in and out with the philharmonic orchestra!
KauaiMonastery (KauaiHinduMonastery) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:35:29 -0000
http://twitpic.com/t0rmj A leading Australian aboriginal played the didgeridoo, moving in and out with the philharmonic orchestra!
Have there ever been any Australian ghost stories about a house/school/etc built on an ancient aboriginal burial ground?
focalmatter (mike ricca) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:39:58 -0000
Have there ever been any Australian ghost stories about a house/school/etc built on an ancient aboriginal burial ground?
Wasting money damages Aboriginal health - The Australian http://twa.lk/GTvE9
mbakbrien (mbak brien) Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:37:56 -0000
Wasting money damages Aboriginal health - The Australian http://twa.lk/GTvE9
Australian Dreamtime - Overview of the oral traditions of the Aboriginals about the origins of the land and its people.
Australian Legendary Tales: Folk-Lore of the Noongahburrahs as Told to the Picaninnies - By Katherine Langloh Parker (1897), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Australian Legends - By C. W. Peck (1933), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Didjeridu Myths and Legends - From Ed Drury's Didjiridu site.
Some Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines - By W. E. Thomas (1923), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Stories - Myths from several Australian peoples, presented by a college student of archaeoastronomy.
Stories of the Dreaming - Presenting Aboriginal stories of the time before time, when the Ancestor spirits roamed the earth.
Meta Description: [ This site explores Indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers' resources and content for kids. You can also use this site to find out about the Indigenous Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum. ]
The Euahlayi Tribe - An ethnography by K. Langloh Parker (1905) on the culture, spiritual beliefs and ceremonies of the Euahlayi.
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