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Australian Aboriginal mythology — Australian Aboriginal myths (also known as Dreamtime stories, Songlines or Aboriginal oral literature) are the stories traditionally performed by Aboriginal peoples [Morris, C (1994) “Oral Literature” in Horton, David (General Editor)] within… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal culture — Aboriginal Australia comprises hundreds of tribal divisions and language groups, with a diverse range of cultural practices. Contents 1 Practices and ceremonies 2 Belief systems 3 Music 4 … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal languages — Aboriginal language redirects here. For other uses, see Indigenous languages of the Americas. For all the languages of Australia, see Languages of Australia. The Australian Aboriginal languages comprise several language families and isolates… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal kinship — is the system of law governing social interaction, particularly marriage, in traditional Australian Aboriginal culture. It is an integral part of the culture of every Aboriginal group across Australia. Contents 1 The subsection or skin name… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal English — (AAE) is a term referring to the various varieties of the English language used by Indigenous Australians. These varieties, which developed differently in different parts of Australia, vary along a continuum, from forms close to standard English… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal sweet foods — Australian Aborigines had many ways to source sweet foods. The four main types of sweet foods gathered – apart from ripe fruit – were[1]: honey from ants and bees (sugarbag, see below) leaf scale (honeydew – lerps) tree sap flower nectar In some… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal avoidance practices — refers to those relationships in traditional Aboriginal society where certain people were required to avoid others in their family or clan. These customs are still active in many parts of Australia, to a greater or lesser extent.Avoidance… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal astronomy — is a name given to the indigenous Australian cultural traditions of astronomical study. There is a diversity of traditions in Australia, each with its own particular expression of cosmology. However, there appear to be common themes and systems… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal Pidgin English — refers to the pidginised varieties of English spoken by Australian Aborigines until about the early 1950s for communication with Europeans and other immigrant ethnic groups, as well as with other Aborigines with whom they did not share a common… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal fibrecraft — refers to the various ways Australian Aborigines created fibres traditionally. Materials used depended on where the people lived in Australia.Bark Baskets were often made from twisted bark fibresBark was used by many people across the continent.… … Wikipedia
Australian Aboriginal artifacts — Australian Aboriginal artefacts consist the boomerangs, spears, dillybags and other things the semi nomadic Aborigines had to carry around. Many artifacts were devised to challenge the harsh living conditions in the Australian environment. The… … Wikipedia