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Origins & Culture

Standards

SS6H8 The student will describe the culture and development of Australia
prior to contact with Europeans.
a. Describe the origins and culture of the Aborigines.

SS6H9 The student will explain the impact European exploration and
colonization had on Australia.
b. Explain the impact of European colonization of Australia in terms of
diseases and weapons on the indigenous peoples of Australia.
Teachers

Print off the following page for each student.


They should complete the concept web while
discussing the presentation.
Origins & Culture
Aborigines are the indigenous people of
Australia.
They have occupied Australia for at least
40,000 years!

They arrived from Southeast Asia.

The word aborigines means people who were


here from the beginning.
They developed efficient ways to adapt to the harsh
Australian climate and environment.
They built containers for storing water and built wells
to collect water underground.
They were hunters and gatherers: ate animals, wild
nuts, fruits, and berries.
They were nomadic--moved from place to place in
search of food.
Archaeologists have found several early Aboriginal
inventions:
Rock art, boomerangs, ground axes, and
grindstones

There is no written record of prehistoric Aborigines.


They kept their history by telling stories that were
passed down from generation to generation.
The Aboriginal social structure consisted
of a tribe or language group of as many
as 500 people.
A tribe included bands called hordes of
10 to 20 people.
Hordes joined for daily food gathering and
hunting.
Aborigines originally settled in the same
places as present-day Australians.
The climate was mild and water was
available.
Before Europeans arrived in 1788, around
500,000 Aborigines lived in Australia.
Aboriginal religion is called Dreamtime.

The Dreaming is what Aborigines call the


beginning of life on Earth.
During the Dreaming, spirits created the
land, people, and animals.
Most of the spirits disappeared, but some live
on in objects.
Aborigines believe the earth is a link to the spiritual
world.

The land itself is sacred to Aborigines


For example, Ayers Rock, known as Uluru to the
Aborigines, is a very sacred part of their religion.

Aborigines have many Dreamtime legends that


describe how the earth was created.
Aboriginal art is a tradition thousands of years old!
The artwork most often depicts Dreamtime stories.

The best known forms of Aboriginal art are rock and


bark paintings.

A more modern tradition is called, Papunya Tula, the


Dot Art movement.
The didgeridoo is the most famous Aboriginal
musical instrument.
It is also know as a yirdaki.

Clapsticks, accompanying the didgeridoo, are


used to keep a songs rhythm.
Men played the didgeridoo, while women
played the clapsticks.
Aborigines lived on Australias coast,
which is where the Europeans wanted to
settle.

Europeans waged war against the


Aborigines in order to take their land.
The Europeans had guns and soldiers.

They also spread diseases


More than half of the Aborigines in
Australia died.
The entire Aboriginal population died in
Tasmania.
The Aborigines were forced to live on reservations in the
Outback.
They were forced to work for Europeans on sheep and cattle
ranches.
Laws were made to limit where Aborigines could live and work.
Children were even taken away from their parents and sent to
European schools.
The British hoped to end all Aboriginal culture with their
policies.
Only 300,000 Aborigines live in Australia today.

In the 1960s, policies were changed to be more in favor


of Aborigines:
They can hold a seat in Parliament.
They can have their own schools which teach their
culture, language, and art.

Today, they live modern lives, some are teachers,


lawyers, mechanics, nurses, politicians, etc.
You can read/watch several Dreamtime legends online. I
like to read/show a couple before the students write their
own. (I just search for stories of the Dreaming.) Here
are a couple I found recently:

http://www.abc.net.au/dustechoes/studyGuides/DustE
choes-TheWagalak-StudyGuide.pdf
http://www.wardamanwomensbusiness.com/wwbcstor
y.html
http://www.didjshop.com/stories/index.php
Now that you have learned about the indigenous peoples of Australia, you
are going to create your own aboriginal piece of artwork.

Directions:
1. Write your name in the upper right-hand corner.
2. You can use some of the ideas in this presentation, but remember, this
should be based on whats happening in your Dreamtime Legend.
3. Use lots of lines and dots for the background of your artwork. The more
lines/dots, the better!
4. Use as much white or yellow as you can. Browns, blacks, and reds are also
popular choices.
5. You may turn your paper anyway you like.
6. Be creative and have fun! :)
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