Australian Aboriginal Culture Quest

• Introduction
• Task
• Process
• Evaluation
• Conclusion
• Credits


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Task

In response to the letter sent to your principal, you are to choose two of the topics below to research. When you have finished your research, you can use the information found and display it in your brochure. Make sure this information is in paragraph form. Find as much information as you can on both topics. Remember to write your findings down in note form. The internet links provided on this Culture Quest will have all the information you need.

Topics 

Location and Transport                                                    

 ·          Look at where Aboriginal people lived in Australia .

·          What sort of locations did they prefer?

·          Who did they live with?

·          Why did they live like this?

·          How did they move around?

·          Why did they move around?

 Language

 ·          Look at the Aboriginal languages.

·          Were there many languages?

·          Why were there different languages?

·          What are some details about the languages?

·          What were the most spoken languages?

 Spirituality/Lore (Religion, Aboriginal Legends)

 ·          Look at the dreamtime and the Aboriginal Australian’s religion.

·          What did the Aboriginal Australians believe in?

·          Where did their religion come from?

·          What are some details about the dreamtime?

·          How were their stories told?

·          Who told the stories?

  Activities (Food, Weapons)

 ·          Look at how the Aboriginals Australian’s ate.

·          What sort of food did they eat?

·          Why did they eat that food?

·          How did they get that food?

·          What weapons and what strategies used for hunting?

·          Who did the hunting and gathering?

·          How did they make the weapons?

·          How did they prepare the food to eat?