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Aborigines

Before the arrival of the British in ______, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called _________ and Torres Straight Islanders.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders.

The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over _____ different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up __% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ).

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ).

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ). The first people were ________ people who came from southeast ______.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ). The first people were nomadic people who came from southeast Asia.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ). The first people were nomadic people who came from southeast Asia. Scientist believe they arrived between ________ and _______ years ago.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ). The first people were nomadic people who came from southeast Asia. Scientist believe they arrived between and years ago. Today, most Aborigines live in cities; only ______ still follow the traditional way of life.

Before the arrival of the British in 1788, Australia was inhabited by the indigenous people, called Aborigines and Torres Straight Islanders. The Aborigines people inhabited the whole of Australia and the island in between Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 500 different clans or groups or “nations”; all with distinct languages, cultures, and beliefs. Today, Indigenous people make up 2.4% of total Australia’s population (about 460,000 of ). The first people were nomadic people who came from southeast Asia. Scientist believe they arrived between and years ago. Today, most Aborigines live in cities; only a few thousand still follow the traditional way of life.

Dot paintings Dot painting consists of various paint colors like yellow (the sun), brown (the soil), red (desert sand) and white (the clouds and sky). Mostly indigenous Australians painted nature like animals or lakes and of course the dream time.

Rock art Rock art gives us descriptive information about social activities, material culture, economy, environmental change, myth and religion.

Aborigines refer to “The Dreamtime” as the beginning of the world. In the “Dreamtime”, aboriginal ancestors rose from below the earth to form various parts of nature including animals, bodies of water, and the sky. Aborigines people do not place human species apart from or on a higher level than nature.