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For the
Aborigenes
It is
not
2
They have to meet three
criteria:
Enough
to be
BLACK!!
-Have Aboriginal ancestors.
- Consider themselves as
Aborigenes first.
- And be recognized by the
Aboriginal community
English colonizers
•They were almost exterminated by the English
colonizers. Today , they represent only 1% of
the Australian population , roughly estimated at
around 200, 000 people when they have been
present on the island for at least 25,000 years.
At that time , Australia was probably connected
with Papua-New Guinea, and had many more
rivers and forest in contrast to the desert that it
is today.
•In 1965, They was little more than 40,000 people.
They were literally massacred by the colonizers and
expelled , especially from productive land. They were
pushed to the north of the country, where temperatures
reach 50 degree Celsius in very wet or extremely dry
areas.
Australian Aborigines
RELIGION
The Aborigines are extremely spiritual people . They believe
the land is sacred and a spirit lives in rock, tress. They are
animist.
Spirits of huge creatures, such as the «Rainbow Serpent»
would have created Australia, its landscapes and all the life!
This is what they call the « Dream Time »
and what they represent in their paintings.
Their culture is one of, if not,
the oldest on earth.
Aboriginal Painting of the Dream Time
THE CULTURE
Most instruments and artifacts were made from
wood, rock or bones. The boomerang itself was
primarily a toy used to entertain the villagers,
only later being used as a hunting and war
device. Their typical music instrument is the
didgeridoo.
BEING AN ABORIGINE TODAY !
The Aborigines who continue to live in the rural areas
of Australia -- or the outback -- have tried to keep as
much of their tradition and history alive as they can.
They’re trying to regain the land they lost in the past.
They sell paintings and artifacts to the tourists.Their
art is world famous.
They have their own flag. Black: Represents the
Aboriginal people of Australia
Red: Represents the red earth, the red ochre and a
spiritual relation to the land
Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and
protector.
ABORIGINES ‘
DANCE
Romane, Pauline & Axelle.