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    Aboriginal societies were admired for their sense of belonging; everybody in their language group was their family. Everybody helped in the raising‚ care and discipline of children in the group (Bourke and Edwards‚ 1994. p.97). Kinship took a central role in the structure of Aboriginal communities because it was their main way of organising people and their social relationships (Keen 2004‚ p.174). It helped the Aboriginal people to know where they stood in

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    Mary Tran Mary Tran Content Page Religion and BELIEF SYSTEMS in AUSTRALIA POST 1945 1. Contemporary Aboriginal Spiritualties 2.1. Discuss how Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming: * Kinship * Refers to the complex relationships of blood and spirit that exists between Aboriginal people; based on familial and totem relations that govern Aboriginal life by determining clan issues. * The Dreaming has determined people’s kinship ties and still pervades through

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    Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming‚ with all aspects of Aboriginal kinship‚ ceremonial rites and obligations to the land having been derived from the Dreaming. Accordingly‚ all knowledge and understanding in Aboriginal societies are predicated on the Dreaming.

 Notions of kinship are an important element of Aboriginal Spirituality and determine an individual’s place within the community. Hence‚ Aboriginal people are bound together in relationships of sharing and obligation. Kinship

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    Contemporary Aborigional SpiritualitiesDiscuss how aboriginal spirituality is determined by the dreaming -Kinship-Ceremonial Life -Obligations to the land and peopleAboriginal spirituality is determined by the kinship because kinship is the fabric of traditional aborigional society. In this extended family everybody is related through the complex web of the dreaming.Tribes are made up of clans decended from a spirit ancestor denoted by a totem. The natural totem is from the clans region. It unifies

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    In 2011‚ approxiamently 4.3% of the Canadian population was Aboriginal. In 1931‚ when the largest amount of residential schools were in place‚ there were about 80 residential schools operating in Canada. The first residential school was established in 1840 by the Canadian government. These schools treated the First Nation people poorly and didn’t allow them to see their family. Imagine yourself in the Aboriginals place‚ being stuck in a school and potentially physically and mentally abused by the

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    the source and your own knowledge‚ discuss how Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming. (5marks) The Aboriginal spirituality is determined by the Dreaming since it is a concept which underpins all beliefs and practices in the Aboriginal communities. The Dreaming is communicated through story‚ song‚ art‚ dance and rituals which show the enormous diverse nature of Aboriginal spirituality. The telling and learning of the Dreaming stories is a life-long process where it taught them lessons

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    Q1. You are asked to create soil that would be considered very fertile. What would you include in your "recipe?" I would try to create a soil order all of my own‚ combining Inceptisols and Mollisols unique characteristics. My terrain for my soil to be placed would be on a mostly flat to gently sloping surface to provide good drainage‚ minimum erosion‚ and sufficient time for nutrients to drain into the soil. My “O” soil horizon will be mostly compost made from fallen leaves and other organic

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    known as the native of Australia‚ who exists for more than fifty decades. They have a very strong relationship with their land‚ and culture. This report will provide the old time of traditional Aboriginal culture before 1780. Firstly‚ introduce of their lifestyle culture. Follow by describing the Dreamtime story of their culture. The information from researching website and media based sources. Lastly‚ provide the conclusion and personal’s view of how their culture has contributed to Australia in nowadays

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    The Nobel Prize is an annual international award. It is bestowed in a number of categories by Scandinavian committees in recognition of cultural and scientific advances. The will of the Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel‚ the inventor of dynamite‚ established the prizes in 1895. The prizes in Physics‚ Chemistry‚ Physiology or Medicine‚ Literature‚ and Peace were first awarded in 1901. The Peace Prize is awarded in Oslo‚ Norway‚ while the other prizes are awarded in Stockholm‚ Sweden. The Nobel Prize

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    The substance of this paper will be to discuss the discourse regarding the inequalities facing aboriginal peoples living on reserves in the northwestern corner of Ontario. Inequality is not naturally occurring; poverty is not an innate cultural trait that accumulates at the feet of the marginalized (Schick & St.Denis‚ 2005‚ p.304). Stephens‚ Nettleton and Porter stated in the Lancet (2005) “Aboriginal people in Canada suffer enormous inequalities in health and in accessibility to health care (p.4)

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