indigenous perspectives

Question 1

dingoes vs dogs

Answer 1

Dingoes
Come from a wild existence
Grow to adulthood in community then return to wild
Breed once per year
4-6 puppies

Vs Dogs
Born in community
Grown to adulthood and remain in community for life
Can breed twice per year
6+ puppies (up to 12)

Question 2

dogs from indigenous perspective

Answer 2

Spiritual, company, protection, hunting, kinship
V important to indigenous people; the story of the 3 legged dog who turned to stone and is a rock in their community; then people came to cull dogs and shot the only one who couldn’t run away; the 3 legged dog who was named after the stone and was a rlly important part of their community

Question 3

kinship

Answer 3

Over 500 nations
Within the nations there are clan groups
Within clan groups there are family groups
Then within that the individual
Nation → clan → family → individual

Question 4

moiety

Answer 4

Splits everything in half; latin for half
Splits world into two equal halves, mirror images in balance with each other;
Each nation may call the different moieties different names; example where prof worked they were Dhuwa and Yirritja so everyone is either one or the other

Question 5

totem

Answer 5

• Each person will have at least 4 totems
• One or more for nation
• One or more for clan
• One or more for family
• And individual totem; given to them at some point in their life
• Each totem also placed in moiety
• Each person is responsible for their totem; ex if an animal if your totem you must learn, protect it and not allowed to hunt it, but other people who don’t have that totem are allowed to hunt

Question 6

issues with introduced species

Answer 6

Scavenging
Noise
Bites
Preying on wildlife
Zoonoses
Damage to environment