Indigenous Peoples Geo Flashcards
What are Aboriginals and Torres strait Islanders?
Aboriginals and Torres strait Islanders have been the owners of this land for over 60,0000 years. they are the oldest continuous culture in the world. this is because of the model way in which they lived on this land so sustainably. and when meat was needed never taking the young. Sustainable - to look after what you have, not waste it - you only take what you need and by not wasting resources you care for country, and it will continue to provide
How many Aboriginal and Torres strait Islander are there within the population of Australia?
With Australia’s population at 26 million. and Aboriginal and Torres Strait’s Islander population is 984, 000 making up 3.8% of the population. this is an increase from 2016 by over 185 thousand people. meaning an increase in healthcare accessed by First nations people.
How many languages do they have?
At the time when of the Europeans coming there were over 250 distinct Indigenous languages of the 145 languages remaining 110 are endangered. it is difficult to help bring these languages out of near extinction because of the close ties with its culture.
Where do Aboriginal people live?
13.7 live in very remote areas
7.7 live in remote areas
43.8 live in regional areas
34.8 live in major cities
others choose to live in remote areas where it is often easier to access a more traditional lifestyle.
How do they use and interact with the land?
for aboriginal and Torres strait islanders it was critical for their survival for them to be as sustainable as possible. so that for the next season the food would be replenished and ready for them.
what are the Aboriginal and Torres strait islanders’ beliefs when it comes to the land and ancestors
they believed in having an all-consuming connection with the land is what is means to have a relationship with their ancestors. in which they thought were within the land and that looking after their land is like looking after the land is like looking after their ancestors.
this was described as the Dreamtime included the stories, songs, dances and artwork which detailed how the earth was made traditions and cultural beliefs passed down from one generation to the next. explained why the physical land was formed in the way it was.
Burringura: about a boy who wondered into another tribe’s land there he was speared by the tribe and an old woman hit him in the head he then died there.
Identify how the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people connect with the land
The land is within them, and they are within the land.
They depended on the land for their survival but also respected the ancestral spirits residing in the natural forms and sacred places all around them.
What are some ways we can show our support for Aboriginal and Indigenous culture
- preform an acknowledgement of country
- introducing and including key indigenous cultural events and dates
- flying the flags
- including artwork, posters, plaques artifacts that celebrate the culture
where are 4 significant Aboriginal and Torress strait islanders’ representation across the school.
- Kirinari: meaning place of learning
- Flags: on terrace Torres strait Islander- Australian flag - Aboriginals flag.
- Claver theatre: plaques of Aboriginal symbols and words and the map of Brisbane.
- Art rooms exterior rocks
- What is your understanding of the Dreamtime? Provide a short definition –
- That it is a time or story that Aboriginals have told through the generations. Is the Aboriginals peoples belief of how all beings being created
- Do the Aboriginal people worship a single God?
- No they do not they worship a single God they have multiple religions and beliefs \
- By the lore’s, landscape of the land and by the nature and the stories within.
- Where do the Ancestral Spirits live?
- Within the land and through the rivers and where The Aboriginal people used to live.
- How were Aboriginal people’s stories passed from one generation to the next?
- Through oral-music-totems-lore-customs-drawing-dances-actions. Through cultural activities.
What was the content of these stories – what concepts did they cover and why?
- The stories were filled with past experiences, how to do things, what mistakes had been made, the culture and the religions and how the Earth and all being were created. Such has burringura
what does orang asli mean
The term Orang Asli can be translated as ‘original peoples’ or ‘first peoples’
Orang Asli are all descendants of the earliest known inhabitants of the Malay Peninsula and lived in West Malaysia long before the arrival of other races.
