AUSTRALIAN ABORIGINALS

Australian Aboriginals



Australian Aboriginals

Introduction

Before the arrival of Europeans in Australia, the Australian Aboriginal culture was high and a variety of exclusive, have several common features. Most tribes were partly nomadic hunters and gatherers, earning his living in specific areas where they lived. People belonging to a culture of Australian Aborigines created a kind of intimacy with nature that is part of their spiritual life. This is the secret of their survival over millions of years. As one of the most primitive tribes in the world, Australian Aboriginal Culture composite and varied. This culture has a long history that goes to some 150,000 years ago, when more than 500 different clan groups or 'nations existed on the continent. Australian Aboriginal culture is largely primitive. Tools used by these tribes vary depending on location and groups. Basic ax heads, spears, knives and scrapers were some vital weapons used during this time (Birrell Hurst 2002).

Language

There are more than 200 Australian Indigenous languages. Less than 20 languages are strong, and even threatened them: others have been destroyed, some live in the memory of the elderly, or revived in their communities. Language interpretation from tribal peoples was different in nature. When people speak Aboriginal English is often spoken in the way Aboriginal people. Often there are things in Aboriginal communities and families that can not be explained adequately in English. A separate type of speech developed and enriches the English language. In some areas, Aboriginal English is considered as a special type of language with a set of rules for speech. There are different types of English used by Aboriginal people throughout Australia in connection with the various Aboriginal languages, that they were built on.

The total number of dialects are used as many as 700, making the primitive language of Australia most diverse society on earth (Walsh 1991). The oral tradition of stories of Aboriginal people "speaks of intense cultural life they led. Tribal songs demonstrate Dreams and other stories about the land. Australia Northern Territory are evidence of Aboriginal art in the form of sculptures, petroglyphs , barks, baskets and beads petroglyphs and paintings found in places like Ubirr, Nourlangie and Arnhem Land to talk much about their culture sale of artifacts native is a means of livelihood for the majority of Aboriginal people. Music Aborigines were separate identity for its most famous instruments - Didgeridoo. It is five feet long wind instrument made of bamboo, the production of low, vibrating hum. Didgeridoo is widely used in official ceremonies such as circumcision, sunsets and funerals (McLean 1998). Infrastructure

Many Aboriginal people today have lost touch with their food and their preparation, preferring the convenience of Western-style food. Nevertheless, the recognition of Aboriginal health benefits to their traditional diet resulted in the active promotion of hunter-gatherer practices, even if only to supplement store food (Birrell Hurst 2002). In many areas, Aborigines have a special hunting and fishing on species protected or otherwise subject to the restrictions, though it is now hunting them usually involves ...