The Australian Aboriginal culture

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

6 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

05/14/2009

Category :

Political science

Sub category :

Social sciences

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Summary :

Introduction
Who are the Aborigines?
The dreamtime philosophy
The Aboriginal music
The didgeridu
The Aboriginal art
Conclusion
Bibliography

Abstract

The Aborigines are native australians, the first population of the country. They have been living there for more than 40,000 years and are one of the oldest populations in the world. Several archeological studies have been carried out, but they have not been able to find a concrete explanation to the origin of this population.

Today, the Aborigines constitute about 1.6% of the inhabitants in Australia, which are about 265,000 people. The last two centuries were awful in terms of, a kind of genocide. But in spite of this oppression, the Aborigines have managed to keep their traditions and they now try to combine their culture with the modern world in which they live.

All their traditions are in relation with their beliefs. Indeed, they think the Earth is their mother and they pay tribute to it by different means. To explain their history, the native australians believe in the Dreamtime philosophy, when their ancestors created the world. Now, the Aborigines pay tribute to them by linking the men to the world of spirits. They have different means to do that which include: songs, painting, music, etc. Their art and culture are above all religions and they relate their myths and beliefs.