Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Terms Flashcards
Bunjil the eagle
The creator of the universe and animals of indigenous beliefs
Bush tucker
A food typically uncooked, from plants and animals native to the australian outback
Dreaming
It explains how life cam and makes rules for aboriginals and the land.
Elders
A person who earned respect in a community. They teach young people about the dreaming.
Funeral ceremonies
Some believe when a person dies they remain there. Some believe they join their ancestors in the dreaming.
Initiation ceremonies
A child that has become an adult and has a ceremony.
Moiety Totems
Everyone and everything in the environment is split into two halves.
Sacred Sites
An old site that the indigenous had and now are fragile and rare.
Totems
An object that links someone’s spiritual link to the land.
