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Flashcards by Andrea Leyden, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Andrea Leyden
over 9 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Aboriginal Australian Culture | Aboriginal people have been in Australia for more than 100,000 years |
| Aboriginal Practices and Ceremonies | |
| Bora | A Bora is an initiation ceremony in which young boys (Kippas) become men. |
| Corroboree | A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting for Australian Aboriginal people. |
| Fire-stick farming | Fire-stick farming is the practice of regularly and systematically burning patches of vegetation used in Central to Northern Australia to facilitate hunting, to reduce the frequency of major bush-fires, and to change the composition of plant and animal species in an area. |
| A Smoking Ceremony | A smoking ceremony is a cleansing ritual performed on special occasions. |
| Tjurunga | Tjurunga or churinga are objects of religious significance by Central Australian Aboriginal Arrernte (Aranda, Arundta) groups. |
| Walkabout | Walkabout refers to an unconfirmed but commonly held belief that Australian Aborigines would undergo a rite of passage journey during adolescence by living in the wilderness for six months |
| Aboriginal Belief systems | |
| Dreamtime | The Dreaming is considered to be both the ancient time of creation and the present day reality of Dreaming. |
| The Rainbow Serpent | The Rainbow Serpent is a major ancestral being for many Aboriginal people across Australia. |
| Baiame or Bunjil | Baiame or Bunjil are regarded as the primary creator-spirits in South-East Australia |
| Aboriginal Music | |
| Didgeridoo | The didgeridoo is commonly considered the national instrument of Australian Aborigines. |
| Clapping sticks | Clapping sticks are an Aboriginal musical instrument which help maintain rhythm |
| Aboriginal Traditional Recreation | |
| Marn Grook | Marn Grook is a type of football played with possum hide. |
| Weet Weet | Weet Weet is a popular children's game in some parts of Australia, it's also known as throwing the play stick |
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