According to popular mythology, settlement of Australia was achieved peacefully and the "natives" of Australia gave up their land, rights, and freedom peacefully. Although this may be what many Australians would like to believe there is another history beginning to be told, that the Indigenous people of Australia tried in vain to keep control of their land and culture (Brisbane, n.d.). Until the passing of both the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 and the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act 1900, " Australia was part of the dominions of the Crown- which meant that all inhabitants wer...

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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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