Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Meta temporal: incorporates the past, present, & future as a complete & present
reality (for The Dreaming)
Country- Term used by Aboriginal peoples to refer to the land to which they
territory
Kinship- the system of relationships traditionally accepted by a particular
than in or at
Integration- A form of assimilation that recognises many Aboriginal peoples
repossession and compensation for use of their lands and sacred sites
Native title- The name given by the High Court of Australia to Indigenous
property rights recognised by the court as handed down in the Mabo decision
Self-Discrimination- The achievement of full and effective participation of
Indigenous peoples in Australian society.
3) Social Structuring is a natural part of life for Aboriginies and its details
vary from tribe to tribe.
2. How does the concept of kinship differ from your own? For example, whom do
you consider
My parents are my kin as they are the closest blood relative people there are
3. Explain how ceremonial life gives meaning and purpose to life as an Aboriginal
person.
Traditional Aboriginal peoples have a rich ceremonial life. There are rites of passage,
such as initiation and death and burial, and periodic ceremonies unconnected with the
life cycle and performed at various intervals for a variety of reasons
4. How death and burial rituals are connected to the Dreaming
Everything in the land is connected to the dreaming and therefore death and burial
rituals are also connected to the dreaming
3. The separation from country is removing an aboriginal from their beliefs, their
way of life, where all of their traditional belongings and rituals are performed as
well as sacred sites specific to their totem clan.
Timeline
1901: Commonwealth of Australia formed. Indigenous Australians are excluded from
Progressive Association (1937). It is the first major protest by Indigenous people. The
manifesto Aborigines Claim Citizen Rights and the newspaper Abo Call are published.
1949: Australian Citizenship Act gives Indigenous Australians the vote in Commonwealth
elections if they are enrolled for State elections or have served in the Armed Forces.
1957: National Aborigines Day Observance Committee (NADOC) formed with support
from Federal and State Governments, churches and major Indigenous organisations. Its
aim is to promote Aboriginal Sunday as a day to draw community attention to
Indigenous people in Australia.
1958: The Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines (later the Federal Council
for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders) begins a ten year
campaign to end Constitution's discrimination against Indigenous people.
1962: All Indigenous people are given the vote in Commonwealth elections.
1970-1971: Neville Bonner becomes the first Indigenous member of Parliament when he
flag.
Whitlam Government elected; White Australia policy abolished. Department of
Aboriginal Affairs established. Self-determination adopted as policy for Indigenous
people.
Neville Bonner is elected on the Liberal Party ticket in Queensland.
1975: Whitlam hands back title to Gurindji people.
displacement.
1985: Uluru handed back to traditional owners.
1987: Hawke sets up Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.
1993: Native Title Act.
2000: Corroboree 2000. Handover of Document for Reconciliation at Sydney Opera
TJ Hickey is killed while being followed by police the Redfern Riot erupts.
Generations.
2010 - 8th November: Prime Minister Julia Gillard announces plans to recognise