The Importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights movement

Question 1

How did sacred sites form?

Answer 1

It is believed that ancestral beings once resides in the land, and their resting space defines a sacred site

Question 2

Why is Dreaming important for the Land Rights Movement?

Answer 2

• Dreaming is essential for Aboriginal peoples and their expression of their spirituality.
• Dreaming is closely linked to Country, their land

Question 3

How does Dreaming act as motivation for the Land Rights Movement, and where is it seen?

Answer 3

• The goal of the movement is to allow the expression of the Dreaming through their land
• Illustrated in the Wib and Mabo cases

Question 4

How is Dreaming significant to Native Title?

Answer 4

It acts as proof of the ongoing connection Indigenous peoples have with their land