They would lose their links to their Dreamtime beliefs and the tribal way of life that also included the loss of their language and, in general, of their culture. They started to build missions where Aboriginal people had to live, under strict control, learning the English language and the ...
Each clan or language group lives in well-defined areas that it owns according to its own ancestral law. Religion and land are the key determinants of Aboriginal culture, traditions, customs and beliefs.For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, land, sea and spirituality are the foundation...
All of the changes listed above show that Aboriginal culture is not the oldest continuous culture in the world but is a young culture, like almost every other culture in the world, with many major and fundamental traits and customs going back no further than the 1950s. … We are entertained...
practices, customs and traditions protected by Treaty 8 and/or section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982 including activities, practices, customs and traditions that facilitate the traditional livelihood of Aboriginal members and/or the continuity of Aboriginal culture, beliefs and Traditional Knowledge; ...
Aboriginal people from many of these communities continue to maintain a strong alignment with traditional beliefs, customs, and law. Humans have used mind-altering substances within medical, religious, and cultural contexts since ancient times. When a drug has been used for thousands of years, ...
Catherine Butler is a reference archivist at Library and Archives Canada By Julie Dobbin Seals are a central part of life and an essential source of locally-harvested food for Inuit peoples. Many traditions, customs, beliefs and oral histories revolve around the seal. Inuit peoples were and still...
‘white’ society. Oblivious to the destruction and devastation they were causing, the British had believed that they were doing this for “their [Aborigines] own good”, that they were “protecting” them as their families and culture were deemed unfit to raise them. These beliefs caused .....
Customs of hunting, gathering, preparation, and cooking evolved through their religious beliefs. Each person feels a connection between himself or herself and a particular plant or animal. This special plant or animal is known as the person'stotem. Many people do not kill or eat their totems,...
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This essay is not an exploration of these differences—we simply note that on every one of these points, the attitudes and beliefs we found were unfamiliar and often unexpected. Nonetheless, we found much common ground—such as the importance of family—on which it was relatively easy to ...