When Australia was first founded, the constitution for the commonwealth was drafted in the spirit of “Terra Nullius”. The Latin term “Terra Nullius” translates to ‘land that belongs to no-one’ , meaning that the British settlers who came to Australia acted as if the Aboriginal people were not even there. These settlers fought and took the land from the Indigenous people of Australia. The idea and myth of terra nullius has had a large impact on Australian identity. Mainly it was to instill a sense of white ownership of Australia as a part of Australian identity.…
Albert Namatjira (b. 1902) was an Indigenous Australian artist from the Northern Territory, he initially began by creating artwork that was inspired by his cultural heritage and places of his tribe (Aranda). Namatjira uses watercolors to create a raw landscape of rural Australia. Namatjira initially painted to sell his artworks as an income for his growing family but in the year 1934 people from Melbourne came to see his work and within two years led to Namatjira’s artwork being exhibited and sold out in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide. Analysis of Artworks Namatjira places objects such as trees, rocks, animals and buildings which are juxtaposed in contradiction with the land or hills. The foreground of his paintings are constructed by trees,…
1) The Valiant Five (10 marks) Provide a brief description of the importance of the legal case honoured by the “Valiant Five/Famous Five” monument in terms of the development of Canadian law. Include what the case was about, when it got resolved and what was its outcome. The Valiant Five were a group of five Alberta women: Emily Murphy, Irene Parlby, Nellie McClung, Louise McKinney, and Henrietta Muir Edwards. They petitioned the Supreme Court of Canada to answer the question “Does the word ‘Persons’ in section 24 of the British North America Act, 1867, include females?”.…
As you are reading this article today, remember that although Aboriginal people make up only 3% of Australia’s total population, they represent over 28% (9,940 adult prisoners) of Australia’s prison population in 2015 and this number is rising. To combat this issue, the Murri Court was established. The Murri Court was founded in Queensland in 2002 in response to the increasing representation of Indigenous Australian people in prison. This court sentences Indigenous offenders who plead guilty to offences which fall within the jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court, for example assault or theft.…
As I started reading this piece, I was already mesmerized by the incorporation of names such as Louis Riel, who was a major part of Canadian history. Through further reading, I connected exceptionally well with the quote from "Celebrating Aboriginal Successes: Maintaining Cultural integrity" by Douglas J. Cardinal, " We can use science in different ways, but also the Elders said, make it from the heart, make it beautiful," (Cardinal, 1) considering that I believe, no matter how hard one may work at something, unless they add something to it to make it mean something to them and make it their own, it is difficult to make your art portray something to others. Whether it be a major project brought upon you by work or a small gift given by a loved…
Geoffrey Bardon was instrumental in nurturing the early days of the western desert Aboriginal art movement. Raised in western culture, he moved to a remote Aboriginal settlement of Papunya located 240km west of Alice Springs as a school teacher in 1970. Geoffrey Bardon and there art became the bridge between the two cultures and opened the way for more exploration, understanding, and respect to the Traditional Aboriginal culture. Through his vision, he was able to provide the initial spark to bring into the light the early works of pioneer painters. Geoffrey Bardon started off by asking school children to paint something that related to their culture, not the western ways.…
On Friday, the 11th of August 2017, Year 7 went on an excursion to Kuringai Chase National Park. On our excursion we learnt many different skills and information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how they use their environment. We enhanced our own learning by gaining information from our teachers and a aboriginal ambassador, Jess. We visited many different Traditional rock engravings and paintings that dates back to 600 years, over 800 sites within the Park provide a significant relation to the Indigenous heritage.…
As an Aboriginal man, my life experiences differ from many other non-indigenous Australians. My cultural identity and perceived place in Australian society have presented hardships and challenges such as racism and discrimination - inherent prejudices or preconceived ideas regarding Australia 's indigenous people, access to health and welfare services, unemployment and substance addiction. My story is one of hardship but also one of triumph - I am a survivor. As with many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, I am afflicted with diabetes.…
The movement of peoples in Australia between 1750 to 1810 was a very important time in the development of this country. During the period from 1750 to 1770, Australia was entirely populated by Indigenous groups whose cultures and beliefs had not changed for over 50,000 years. During 1770, Captain James Cook, a British Lieutenant, landed his ship Endeavour at Botany Bay in New South Wales. The Aboriginal clan that was located in that area were unhappy and tried to stop Cook and his crew from coming ashore. Cook's crew were greater in number and were able to overpower them.…
Throughout history, Native American people have used art as a form of self-expression. These artworks have taken the forms of dance, paintings, sculpture, fashion, etc. From the pre-contact period to the post-contact period, Native American art has always been evolving. With different methods comes new and different artwork. These different types of artworks can be seen throughout ancient, modern, and contemporary time periods.…
Indigenous Australians (Aboriginals) have been in Australia for what scientists believe over 45,000 years, well before white people came to Australia. Even though the aboriginals had been here a long time, it was only in 1967 that they had been included in the national census, and that constitutional discrimination The oldest person found in Australia Mungo Man, was found in Lake Mungo National Park, it is believed that the skeleton is over 42,000 years old.…
Aboriginals had multiple different tools and weapons that they made, to help them with their tasks. They were smart with making and using tools and weapons. They were the first people in the world to use stone tools to grind seeds, and also to introduce ground edges on cutting tools. The traditional tools included scrapers, digging sticks, knives and axes. And the traditional weapons were spears, shields, clubs and boomerangs.…
Kinship and sacred sites of aboriginal spirituality influence aboriginal peoples understanding of the meaning of life through many ways. Some of the sacred sites they have are the Three Sisters, Uluru (Ayers Rock), and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas), as well as Kata Tjuta and Kakadu National Parks and many others. Sacred sites for the aboriginals are places where they have their ceremonies and rituals. The bora ring which is a circle or oval marked on the ground is associated with aboriginal’s rituals and gatherings. During the dreaming, dreaming tracks were made.…
Music Essay Australian aboriginal music has adapted and changed over the last century. This is drastically to the connection with America and how their oppressed African American community were also fighting for roughly the same rights aboriginal people were fighting for. This had a direct connection socially and before long the music caught up and aboriginal people began to feel and use this music as a way to express their troubles in the way of music just as African American Hip-hop and reggae singers did. This change from music such as hill-Billy, church hymns and folk to hip-hop and reggae caused many different protests and expressions in the way of music, and especially since this was around the time of Australian land right acts.…
The Indigenous Australians first contact with non- Indigenous education was at the Missionaries and training institutions. These places were not held in high regard by the Indigenous people and neither was the education that they were offering. Most of these missionaries abused the rights of the Indigenous people and they showed no respect for their culture. The Indigenous people had negative experiences of the Government/State and did not trust them or want to be involved or have their children involved with these institutions.…