The ancient heritage of art belongs to the Aboriginal culture of Australia. More than 80,000 years define the oldest art tradition in the world. This was the time of the Aborigines’ first settlement in Australia. The wide panorama of expressions … Continue reading Anthropology: The Aboriginal Art of Australia (Oldest Tradition of Art in the World)
A note: Anthropologists have found that the answers they find in their work are often dependent upon the questions they ask. It also depends on how the anthropologist filters those answers through their own subjective understanding. Therefore, I recognise that … Continue reading Anthropology: Storytelling and Silence in Australian Aboriginal Culture
Note for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers: this written material contains the name of a deceased person and may contain images of deceased persons. I recognise my position as a White Australian writing in the area of Aboriginality. Therefore, … Continue reading Anthropology: Lasting Sociocultural Impact on Australian Aboriginals From Colonial History
The Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders were Australia’s first people, the original Australians or First Nations. British colonization led to the near extinction of the First Nations in the 19th and 20th centuries. To this day, there are reports that … Continue reading How European Colonization Affected the Aboriginal Australians