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    Aboriginals have always had a strong link between them and the land with the belief of the Dreamtime and the art‚ symbols‚ rituals and totems that came with it. After the white settlement‚ the way in which aboriginals lived their everyday life took a dramatic turn. It had affected their culture for many generations with a disconnection with the land to them. Captain cook arrived to Australia in 1770 and it was believed that there was at least 750 000 Aborigines living in 600 different tribes in

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    ABORIGINAL ART THE DOT MYTH Jabit June 2012 Contents ABORIGINAL ART – THE DOT MYTH 3 Explain how the above has evolved and where dot art has come from 3 Aboriginal Art: Traditional to Contemporary 4 Research 5 When 5 Where 5 Who 6 Why the modern aboriginal “dot art” movement started? 6 Geoffrey Bardon 6 The Honey Ant Mural‚ July 1971 7 Pintupi people from the Western Desert 7 Diversity within “dot art” - showing two different artists works. 8 Uta Uta Tjangala - Traditional

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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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    The indigenous or aboriginal people have coexisted with the non-native Canadian population for centuries. In fact‚ Canada was one of the first countries to develop a legal framework with the native population and since then‚ has been a leader in world discussions about native’s rights. Recently‚ however‚ Canada has been working through many pressing issues with its aboriginal people‚ such as the high percentage of people still trapped in poverty‚ those lacking in education and safe housing on reservations

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    who had signed petitions demanding this. Experiences of Aboriginals Source 3: A flyer of a petition launch in Sydney   Bandler and Jessie Street were present at the petition launch on 29th April 1957. Their goal was to collect 100 000 signatures‚ but eventually they and their supports collected around one million signatures. In 1958‚ a similar petition campaign was run by the FCAA which was signed by 25 000 people in three months. However‚ both failed. Petitions like these were commonly

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    There are approximately 500 various aboriginal people in Australia with their unique languages and separated territories whose existence is prior to European colonization. Undoubtedly the culture and identity has profound influence on contemporary Australia. They keep trying to establish a crucial impression to nowadays people via paintings‚ songs‚ dance and movies. To begin with‚ aboriginal people have their own artistic expression. Aboriginal paintings are the oldest unbroken tradition of art which

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    Sandy Li 3B In 1971‚ from the Canada multiculturalism act‚ Canadian government had admitted that Canada was a multicultural country‚ and accepted it’s English and French double property. In 1867‚ when Canada was built‚ the proportion of English and French people occupied 91.6%. Although Canada has been colonized by French people first‚ English still give a huge influence on its cultures‚ and nowadays these two public languages are both used in Canada. Therefore‚ Canada should be considered as a product

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    When I think of an important cultural colors I think of the aboriginal flag. The flag is red and black with a yellow circle. The black stands for the Aboriginal people of Australia. The yellow circle represents the sun which gives life and protects them. The red represents the red earth which is used in ceremonies and shows the spiritual connection to the land. My personal color represents purple. I dress in a lot of purple clothes‚ my computer case and keyboard are purple. This color is

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    youth to succumb to the social cycle of cultural shock “Certainly the agenda of aggressive assimilation through the residential schools has left a large‚ dark legacy and certainly we‚ as First Nations people‚ are trying to move forward from that” (Moore‚ D.‚ Native school conditions‚ para. 27). Aboriginal youth may need to leave reserves to attend post-secondary education‚ but tend to be overcome with differences outside of the reserves. There are not enough social supports to aid in the adaptability

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    Australian Aboriginal Beliefs and Spiritualties The Dreaming Question 1: The Nature of the Dreaming and its relation to the origins of the universe is to express how the earth and land was formed by their ancient ancestors that rose from their eternal sleep and created life. The Sacred sites are considered to be the water holes‚ rock formations and caves‚ the uses for these sacred sites are burial grounds‚ ceremonial meeting places and significant places such as birthing caves. The Dreaming

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