Aborigines
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Walkabout Movie ReviewReview of the movie Walkabout, set in Australia, about a teenage girl and her younger brother stranded in the outback who are befriended by an Aborigine youth. Surreal and incoherent in parts, but visually interesting and thought-provoking.
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Comparison of Australian Aborigine with the American IndianAustralian Aborigines and American Indians have a lot in common when you compare the two. Here are some of the likenesses that make them closer in relation than we realize.
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"Orang Asli (Aborigines) Rights in Malaysia : a Need for Constitutional and Legislative Revision and Strategic Implementation"It is interesting to note the simplistic comment made by the writer Dr Chandra Muzaffar in "Rights already enshrined", NST-3 November, at page 22)
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Did You Know that Australia is Thirty Times Bigger Than Great Britain?Only seventeen million people live there. However, ninety percent of them live on the coast, therefore the centre is almost empty.
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The Last Wave Movie ReviewReview of the Peter Weir Australian movie The Last Wave, an artsy film with supernatural elements about Aborigines being investigated for a murder. Intriguing, intelligent film, but too often intentionally obscure and hard to follow.
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Almost Lost in Time: The Aborigine of Australia, Part ThreeFor the Australian Aborigine, the rituals set forth by the mythical Beings in the Dreamtime are an integral part of their Tribal laws, art, and music. Each speaks of the natural world around them--both past and future. -
Almost Lost in Time: The Aborigine of Australia, Part TwoAlthough many aspects of Aborigine religion remain a mystery to the outside world, Dreamtime, a belief that connects past and future into one temporal reality, is the most essential aspect of their day to day lives. -
Almost Lost in Time: The Aborigine of Australia, Part OneAlmost eradicated by British invasion, the Aborigine of Australia have managed to not only survive modernity, but to recapture much of their ancient heritage and cultural traditions. This period of Aborigine history is discussed in this article. -
"Orang Asli : a Need for an Aborigine Policy and Legislative Reform"The article highlighting the government's aspiration to improve the life of the Aborigines-Orang Asli ("Giving Orang Asli a better Life", NST, 5 June 2010 at page 14) is a positive move in the right direction.
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Imperialism in Australiaoverview of imperialism in australia
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Culture of the AboriginesAboriginal culture. This travel diary explores the culture of the aborigines and more. -
Aborigine-Proof White Minds: Subjugation, Cultural Imperialism, and Miscegenetic RelationshipsColonialism is not limited to simple comprehensive theories and principles, but is a vast inclusive notion which connotes psychological subjugation, colonial subjects, miscegenetic relationships, etc.
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A Single Mother's Rabbit Proof FenceThe things I'm exposed to as a child and a young adult is part of a network of metallic spider webs flashing news in front of me that my government deems appropriate and important. This is where my parents should have come in, if they had known.
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The Oldest Society in the World: The Australian AboriginesSeparated from the rest of the world, Australian Aborigines developed a unique culture, similar in some ways to that of other isolated groups like the various Native American tribes...
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How to Make a BullroarerThe Navaho called the bullroarer a groaning stick (tsin di’ni) which was used to drive away evil spirits during ceremonies including ones that dealt with illness. Make a homemade bullroarer from a piece of 1/4 inch thick wood.
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Future of ModernizationSociological study of the effect of modernization on society. The theories of Verblen and To''nnies are introduced and the effects of modernization on Australian Aborigines.
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Australia's Black Mountain MysteryMuch mystery and intrigue surrounds Black Mountain located in Queensland, Australia. Read this article to find out more. -
The Aborigines of Brazil (Part 3 of 3)Tupi religion was loosely organized. The origins of all things in nature and of man's practical knowledge were explained by several imaginary cultural heroes.
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Jindabyne Movie ReviewReview of the Australian movie Jindabyne, about the aftermath of a murder. Slow to get going, and confusing in parts, but ultimately a moderately interesting treatment of marital conflict, and conflict between racial communities.
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A Look at Australian 'Bush Tucker'The Aborigines didn't cultivate the land or raise livestock on farms, instead they gathered and hunted their food from the surrounding bush. This food we call, 'bush tucker'. -
Dingo - Australia's Native DogAn essay on the Australian dingo. The effect of European settlement on Australia's dingoes and their effect on the Australian environment.
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An Introduction to Aboriginal DreamtimeThe Aborigines believe that Dreamtime is the original time. It is where their lives began, connecting them to the land, the ancestors and the spirits.
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The Breadfruit FactorLittle did Captian Bligh know just how attached his crew were to breadfruit. Recently discovered excerpts from Bligh's log reveal a shocking truth. From Vegetable Magnetism, a History
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Vacation in the Outback: Attendance at AboriginesThe experience of hunting and surviving in the Bush, to see the desert and the rain forest with the eyes of an Aboriginals are for many people the high point of a journey in the Australian Outback.
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