Aborigines of Australia

These are also known as the indigenous people dating back to 125,000 ago

Aborigines beliefs

•The aborigines believe in nature which are their ancestral spirits which are called ‘Rainbow serpent, Baiame and Bunjil’

•They believe in dreamtime period which was the creator of everything.

•This culture is dying because of the flood of Christianity

British colonization

•When the british came it was james cook who found australia.

•He then said it was Britain’s colony

•English kidnaped children to teach them english and to spread their religion

The english brought joy

•English settlement brought diseases and killed many aborigines

•This meant that it would be easier to conquer the whole place.

Racism

•The english were racist to the aborigines by disrespecting their culture

•They aren’t paid and weren’t treated fair by the english

Segregation

Music

•The aborigines have many of their own instruments

•They have clapping sticks,didgeridoos and drums.

Art •Their art is about spirits and nature

•Very simple and dotty

•lots of personification in their art

•uses natural colour and paint

•they paint on walls, trees and the ground

Aborigines fun•Aborigines like to play their

musical instruments and in the middle of the circle would be a few people dancing.