Indigeonous Aussies Flashcards
Terra nullius
Land belonging to no one
Aborigine
First inhabitants of Australia
Elder
Leader of aboriginal communities
Dream time
The earliest time when ancestral spirit beings created the world
Dependent culture
A culture becomes reliant on another to provide necessities of life
Nomadic
People who move according to the seasons in search of water food
Terra australis incognita
Unknown southern land
Dispossession
Taking land from indigenous Australians
Stolen generation
Mixed aboriginals removed from their families and put into white institutes
Breeding out the colour
Wiping out the race by forcing people to only have children with whites
Assimilation
Smaller culture losses it’s unique features though being absorbed by more dominant cultures
Reserve
Land set aside for aboriginal communities
Mission station
Place for missionaries to work with communities
Protector
Title given to white Australian official who are responsible for the aboriginals