Aboriginal culture is one of the few civilisations that have continued on tens of thousands of years of consistent beliefs, values and traditions up until present day. The culture varies as it has over 600 regions or tribes that have their own specific language and beliefs.*CHANGE SLIDE* It has many unique aspects specific only to aboriginal culture such as the dreamtime, traditional sports and art. Even though the culture has prolonged its ongoing teachings it has been influenced by other foreign cultures, in specific Europe.*change Slide* Britain colonised Australia from 1788 onwards to the early 1900’s and only recently made attempts to officially reconcile. Throughout this process Britain has had a consistent influence on aboriginal people,
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The story character features are very specific to the land and the story is also very specific to the climate and environment of Australia so they often aren’t compatible with other creation stories. *CHANGE SLIDE* For example The Rainbow Serpent, it is one of the oldest continuing beliefs in existence. The Rainbow Serpent is is a story for many of the mainland aboriginals and is centered around the source, water and how that was created. This is specific to Australia because of the large amount of snakes that are home to the land and the outback environment being depicted. “To us, health is about so much more than simply not being sick. It’s about getting a balance between physical, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual health. Health and healing are interwoven, which means that one can’t be separated from the other.” (Dr Tamara Mackean, 2016) Is a Researcher for indigenous health and has clearly stated how much their spirituality influences them, because of the comparison and equal importance they hold for all aspects of health including spiritual. Although their beliefs are important to their culture there has been a lot of
The story character features are very specific to the land and the story is also very specific to the climate and environment of Australia so they often aren’t compatible with other creation stories. *CHANGE SLIDE* For example The Rainbow Serpent, it is one of the oldest continuing beliefs in existence. The Rainbow Serpent is is a story for many of the mainland aboriginals and is centered around the source, water and how that was created. This is specific to Australia because of the large amount of snakes that are home to the land and the outback environment being depicted. “To us, health is about so much more than simply not being sick. It’s about getting a balance between physical, mental, emotional, cultural and spiritual health. Health and healing are interwoven, which means that one can’t be separated from the other.” (Dr Tamara Mackean, 2016) Is a Researcher for indigenous health and has clearly stated how much their spirituality influences them, because of the comparison and equal importance they hold for all aspects of health including spiritual. Although their beliefs are important to their culture there has been a lot of