The term Stolen Generation refers to the removal of Aboriginal children from their families by Australian government agencies and church missions between approximately 1900 and 1972. According to the official government report, at least 30000 children were removed from their parents. ... The Aboriginal children were being taken by the government and placed in these homes because the European/ White Australians feared them; they believed that they were a concern to the white Australians. ... Neville was put in charge of all Aboriginals in Australia by the Australian government. ... The three yo...

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.: 250,000 _ groups: _ traditional _ urban (just under half of present population) _ there are similarities in the beliefs of different tribes _ spiritual dimension of the land _ present life is continuous with the Dreaming _ totemistic: animals/plants have associated symbols _ naturalistic: living off the land _ tied to the land: each group has a particular relationship with a particular piece of land _ The Dreaming as being fundamental to Aboriginal Culture and Societies _ 5 distinct features of Aboriginal Spirituality: Spiritual " spirits are natural to the world _ each person ...

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During the 70's, the Queensland Government denied the Meriam Islanders the use of their land. Eddies Mabo led his people into court challenging the Queensland Government in 1982. ... Eddie Mabo challenged the right of the Queensland Government to take away his peoples land. ... The Mabo decision is important to all Australians as it states that Indigenous Australians were the true owners of Australia. ... He will forever be remembered and praised by many Australians. ...

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In practical terms this is that over the course of time it is expected that all Aboriginal people in Australia, will live like white Australians do. ... Forty years later, Australia is a multicultural society. ... If Aboriginal Australians had been consulted, they would have informed the government that they wanted rights. ... Deep feelings are reflected in the call for an apology from the Australian Government. There are many indigenous Australians living today, who were taken from their parents as a matter of Government policy to become part of the Stolen Generation. ...

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Albert Namatjira was an Aboriginal artist well known for his watercolours of Australia's outback. He was the first Aborigine to be given Australian citizenship. ... The National Gallery of South Australia bought one of his paintings in 1939. ... For the next two decades, Namatjira enjoyed huge success throughout Australia. ... Aborigines were not then Australian citizens (nor did they become so until 1967), but this did not stop the federal government demanding it share of Namatjira's wealth in the form of income tax. ...

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Prime Minister McMahon thought that land rights would threaten the security of Australians, and that Aboriginal people were to be granted special purpose leases is they could demonstrate satisfactory economic or social use for them. Aboriginal Land Rights Acts have been passed: in the Northern Territory (1976), South Australia (1981) and New South Wales (1983). Although these acts point towards the adoption of a policy of self determination, they do not provide the Aboriginal people the opportunity of self government (Lovatt 1993 139). Land rights are about land but for all indigenous peopl...

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In this work I would like to prove that Uluru is actually a landmark of great importance considering its general features and significance for the local tribe which together with the Australian government manage the place. ... Dingo is one of the largest predators in Australia. ... The tribe Anangu 2.1 Characteristic The term ˜Anangu' refers to Pitjantjatjara and Yankunytjatjara Aboriginal people, who are Australia's original inhabitants. ... This word is especially common in eastern dialects of the Western Desert Language spoken in the desert regions of West and Central Aust...

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