Aboriginal people, known as some of the last to adopt western ways, have a strong culture and adapted successfully to various ecological and climatic conditions. By the time of European settlement in 1788, Aboriginal peoples had occupied and utilized the entire continent, adapting to a large range of ecological and climatic conditions. Aboriginal people saw their way of life as already ordained by the creative acts of the Dreaming beings and the blueprint that was their legacy.
Aboriginal Australians have lived on the continent for over 65,000 years, representing more than 250 different tribes. Before colonization, Aboriginal people lived in small communities and survived by hunting and gathering. Men would hunt large animals for food, while women and children would collect fruit, plants, and berries. According to traditional scholarship, Aboriginal people were hunter-gatherers who grew no crops and did not domesticate animals except for the dingo.
Aboriginal people practiced rich social and economic lifestyles, had complex spiritual beliefs, and performed ceremonies of song and dance. Most Aboriginal people in Australia live in big cities or regional towns, having previously lived a nomadic hunter-gatherer lifestyle. Despite the uncertainties involved in getting a living, Aboriginal people had a strong sense of self and religious confidence in their ability.
Over time, Aboriginal people formed as many as 500 language-based groups. It is estimated that over 750,000 Aboriginal people inhabited the island continent in 1788. The colonists were led to believe that the land was terra nullius, but Aboriginal people in some regions lived as foragers and hunter-gatherers, hunting and foraging for food from the land.
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During the nineteenth century, tribal peoples in India engaged in a range of activities, including jhum cultivators, hunters and gatherers, herders of animals, and settled cultivators. Itinerant cultivation occurred in small plots of land, primarily in forest areas, and constituted a substantial aspect of their way of life. This period saw a significant transformation in the way tribal societies lived and interacted with their environment.
How many Aborigines live?
In the 2021 Australian Census, 812, 728 people self-identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, representing 3. 2 of the total population of Australia. 91. 4 identified as Aboriginal, 4. 2 as Torres Strait Islander, and 4. 4 with both groups. As of June 30, 2021, there are 983, 700 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, representing 3. 8 of the total population. The term Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples or their specific cultural group is often preferred, but the terms First Nations of Australia, First Peoples of Australia, and First Australians are also increasingly common. Since 1995, the Australian Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag have been official flags of Australia.
The time of the first human beings’ arrival in Australia is a matter of debate and ongoing investigation. The earliest conclusively human remains found in Australia are those of Mungo Man LM3 and Mungo Lady, dated around 40, 000 years ago. Indigenous Australians have likely been living in Australia for upwards of 65, 000 years. They developed regional cultures, languages, artistic and religious traditions, and influenced the environment through hunting, fire-stick farming, and possibly the introduction of the dog.
What was Aboriginal society like?
Aboriginal societies lacked centralized institutions of social or political control and exhibited both hierarchical and egalitarian tendencies. However, they were classless, with an egalitarian ethos predominating. Some areas, like northeast Arnhem Land, Bathurst and Melville islands, western Cape York Peninsula, and the Aranda of central Australia, have evidence of strong leaders like the Melanesian “Big Man” who carried their preeminence in ritual matters into the secular domain. Age and sex were the major criteria for differentiating status and roles, with women excluded from men’s secret-sacred ritual activities.
Aboriginal societies were “open” and there were no social barriers to prevent a man from becoming a leader in religious matters. Both men and women acquired prestige through knowledge of ritual performance and expertise in directing or performing ritual. Desert women were less differentiated but had a ritual status hierarchy.
Traditionally, most dissension arose over women, religious matters, and death. Some women fought with husbands, eloped, and engaged in unsanctioned extramarital liaisons, while infringement of sacred law was considered the most serious of all. In many cases, ordinary or accidental deaths had wide ramifications, particularly if they were accompanied by accusations of sorcery. An inquest was held, and a supposed “murderer” was found through divination, against whom punitive measures might or might not be taken.
What is the lifestyle of Indian tribes?
A tribal society is characterized by a simple, nomadic lifestyle, with subsistence largely dependent on hunting, fishing, and gathering. This includes the collection of roots, fruits, nuts, berries, honey, and forest products. Some have also initiated agricultural activities, yet they lack the material possessions and infrastructure characteristic of civilized societies.
What was the lifestyle of the native people?
North America’s native peoples may have migrated from Asia over 30, 000 years ago and moved south 10, 000 years after the last Ice Age. They lived in groups along the river valley, increasing their population once climate stabilized. They used the Barter System for goods and services, and lived in bands that later became villages. They primarily cultivated vegetables and maize, with meat and fish as their main food. They spoke numerous languages but were not available in written form.
Europeans arrived in the late seventeenth century to trade for fish and furs, and the natives were addicted to alcohol and tobacco. European colonists perceived the natives as brutes and uncivilized ‘noble savages,’ while the natives saw them as literate, organized, and stayed in urban areas. The goods exchanged bet
ween the two groups were considered gifts, while commodities were sold for profit.
When did Aboriginal people live?
Aboriginal people have occupied mainland Australia for at least 65, 000 years, predating modern human settlement in Europe and the Americas. Advanced dating methods are helping us understand the origins of people in Australia, with some of the earliest archaeological sites found in northern Australia. An ochre piece excavated from the Madjebebe site in Arnhem Land is believed to be over 50, 000 years old.
What are Aborigines called?
In Australia, the term “Indigenous” is widely used to describe Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. However, the appropriate term depends on the context and history of the time. Some terms are considered more appropriate than others, and it’s crucial to respect the preferences of individuals, families, or communities. It’s essential to allow them to define what they are most comfortable with, as there’s no unanimous view on the appropriate term.
What was the lifestyle of the Aboriginal people?
The Australian Aborigines were a nomadic people who subsisted by hunting and gathering within the boundaries of their tribal territories. They established semi-permanent encampments, remaining for periods of days or weeks, contingent upon the availability of food. Stone tools were employed for a variety of purposes, including wood cutting, weapon fabrication, and food preparation. They also utilized arboreal resources to hunt native fauna, including possums, lizards, and snakes.
What is the Aboriginal way of life?
Aboriginal peoples were hunters and gatherers who lived in various locations, with each clan having specific roles and responsibilities for their community’s survival. Men hunted animals like kangaroos, emus, birds, reptiles, and fish, while women collected fruits, honey, insects, eggs, and plants. In fertile areas, established camping sites were established, while in desert areas, small family groups moved from waterhole to waterhole. Trade routes connected different clans across Australia, involving items like kangaroo skin, pearl shells, ochre, and stone and timber.
In the north, bark shelters were made, while in the desert, windbreaks were used. Dogs provided warmth in cold weather, and fires were kept burning, with people carrying live fire sticks when moving between locations.
How do Aborigines live?
Over half of all Aboriginals live in towns, often in poor conditions, while others work as laborers on cattle ranches that have taken over their land. Some, particularly in the northern half of Australia, still hunt and gather bush tucker. Aboriginal peoples, along with the Torres Strait Island peoples, are the original inhabitants of Australia, believed to have been there for 40-60, 000 years. There are about 500 different Aboriginal peoples in Australia, each with their own language and territory, often consisting of separate clans.
Where lived the Aborigines?
Aboriginal people have lived on Australia for thousands of years, encompassing the islands of Tasmania, K’gari, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, Kangaroo Island, and Groote Eylandt. However, the Indigenous people of the Torres Strait Islands are not Aboriginal. In the 2021 census, 812, 728 people self-identified as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin, representing 3. 2 of Australia’s population. Demographic factors, such as births, deaths, and migration, accounted for 43.
5 of the increase, with 76. 2 of that increase attributed to people aged 0-19 years. Non-demographic factors, such as persons identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander in a census and changes in census coverage and response, accounted for 56. 5 of the increase. The increase was higher than observed between 2011-2016 (39. 0) and 2006-2011 (38. 7). The 2021 census saw a 25. 2 increase in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander population, compared to the previous year.
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Hi Seekers! We wanted to address the comments regarding the lack of information in this article. While we were in Djarindjin, we filmed a lot with Vincent and his family. We learned about their culture and even had the opportunity to try the food they hunted on the beach. Unfortunately, a lot of the footage was corrupted after we left. We were very upset and did our best to salvage what we had. We apologize that we couldn’t provide the level of detail we originally planned. Hopefully, we can return in the future and share everything we learned.
This is such an important story to keep telling. As Australians we have done some truly horrible things to our indigenous peoples. They have a concept of truth telling. I personally believe that we owe to our indigenous brothers and sisters the empathy hear their truth telling and whilst we can never understand what they have been subjected to, I think we can all have empathy for their plight.
My heart goes out to the Natives of Australia. I’m Canadian First Nation and we were put thru the same “schools” and it destroyed my dad’s generation and mine. my dad doesn’t know his parents, he was taken away and never saw them again. my dad doesn’t even know which Tribe he’s from. the result is that my brothers and I are completely disconnected from our ancestors’ culture. i never knew the English did the same thing to Australian Natives too. I honestly don’t know what my generation can do to bring our culture back..
I see in the comments there are fellow canadians who know about the similar events in canadian history. It’s heartbreaking to see native people’s land and culture be stolen from them. I appreciate so much that you give these people a platform to educate your viewers about these tragedies. Knowledge and awareness makes the difference. Always love the articles!
thank you for sharing this to the world and diving deeper in to the culture if Aboriginal Australians. this feeds people like me, who recently moved to Australia, so much information that’s not commonly acknowledged outside OZ and even those who doesn’t plan on going here, it is very important to stay educated about history. we know Australia is a very beautiful country and I hope we see more of its beauty through its people, the Indigenous Australians.
Canada has a similar ‘stolen generation’ although I’m not sure if there is a term for it, I was actually quite surprised to hear that they happened in similar time periods, with our residential schools, our term for the schools they would anglicanized indigenous youth, happening from the 1870s to the 1990s. In our education system, its always made for it to sound like the residential schools happened so long ago. showing photos from the earlier years of the school that are in black and white. But our last residential school closed in 1996. that’s not even a generation before me, that is my generation
Great article! I am from Canada and sadly, many of the aboriginal people in my country have had the same thing happen to them.(As a Canadian it is a history that I am not proud of.) Children were taken from their families to attend residential schools. Many of them were abused and died, never to come home to their families. Our government, the churches, and many others have been trying to make up for our horrible past through reconciliation but we still have a long way to go, especially in light of all the graves of hundreds of dead children that have been discovered in recent years.
Very similar history and situation here in Canada. Very unfortunate. I can relate to cam… Where we were raised and taught my the publish (British) schools. We were not told about the history nor culture of the first Nations people. Only started learning recently, and have been learning about decolonization. Very eye opening.
As a white Canadian that has just recently learned about all the horrors behind residential schools (no, it’s not taught in school here, and they were still active into the 90’s) it hurts my heart to see the same actions being done across the globe. Wtf settlers? I’m glad this story has been captured.
This happened to my Grandma, my Mom, Aunt, Uncle, but in Kansas. They were taken, because they lived on our tribe’s Reservation. It brought a tear to my eye when he was talking about it, it reminded me of all the stories my Mom told me my family had to go through, all the abuse and they even cut my uncle’s long hair. It’s so crazy to think about how it didn’t happen too long ago too. Now our native tongue is unfortunately dying out too. 😔
Why have we come to accept Aboriginal culture is 60k years old? It is unreasonable to conclude that the current culture was uninterupted or contiguous for so long compared to 100% of all other world cultures that clearly are not? Is there something uniquely extraordinary about Aboriginal culture that draws us to this conclusion? Well no. The problem is the conflation of genetic continuity with cultural continuity and a social/political desire to elevate a marginalised ethnic group to a place of cultural significance. However, good intentions aside, there is an huge difference between genetic continuity and cultural continuity and the 60k year continuity narrative is at best a misunderstanding. What we see in acedemia is a conflation between culture and genetics to making the unprecedented assumption/assertion that culture and gentics are the same. this is not the case in any other anthropological assessment around the world and should not be the case in Australia. All over the world genetic groups exist that are as old or older than the 60k years claimed for Aboriginal genetic identity. however, all of those genetic groups have experienced multiple cultural changes, including polical, religious, language, scientific and artistic changes that define individual cultural periods as opposed to genetic continuity. For example, do we consider the culture of say Italy today to be the same as the culture of the Roman era? No of course not. The difficulty in the Australian Aboriginal history is that there just isn’t a written record, scant archeological evidence, conflicting oral history and contradictory European first-contact records In Australia there is considerable contention on the legitimacy of the 60k year genetic claim in itself let alone any evidence to support the claim of cultural continuity.
As a proud Gamilaroi Yinarr (Women) from Boggabilla in Western NSW, it brings me tears of joy and pride to see my culture and people showcased to the yes fam. We are the oldest living culture in the world. The first scientist, philosophers, inventors, doctors, teachers but most importantly story tellers. It is through story telling that we have managed to keep some of our culture alive, despite all the destruction through genocide. You lot are deadly, we hope you enjoyed your time ❤️💛🖤
This makes me so emotional because I’m a German who lived in Australia for a while. First of all I myself didn’t try to learn enough about this ancient culture when I was there (I caught up on that later on though). And when I lived in Perth I saw lots of Natives in the streets every day struggling to fit in because they were forced away from their rural communities due to government decisions. Some didn’t even know how to speak English, others were trying to get money from the bank but couldn’t answer when the teller asked for their dates of birth. Others were drinking alcohol in public places all day. It was heartbreaking to see it every day. This is such a fascinaing culture with so much history and you captured it so well in this article! Thank you! The world need to hear about this more! ❤
The way you have explained them in this article… is the exact thing that had happened to First Nations of Canada 🇨🇦 We were forced to speak English, children were stolen and forced to schools (to believe in Christianity), beaten if we spoke our native tounge. And if parents didn’t let them take the children, they would be forced to go to jail and so much more. It’s crazy how very similar this is to Canada’s history.
As a Canadian, it’s so devastating and educating to hear that the churches there were doing the EXACT same thing to their indigenous cultures as where I live. It’s something that is slowly being educated here but is definitely not taught readily, and needs to be discussed more as part of overall world history.
When it first started perusal I was so glad that you had Cam as the lead. The first couple minutes were promising. After that I really found it had no substance in regards to what could have, and should have been an important educational opportunity, and one that could and should have delved into seeking discomfort. I don’t know if you are limited to less than 15 minute Vlogs, but even if that is the case, with the exception of the first couple minutes, this had nothing to do with the ongoing struggles of Indigenous people, let alone your title of “Living With…..”. Very disappointing. I love your series, even when they are silly and fun. But if you are going to take on a serious topic, do it justice. I will continue to watch, and enjoy your Vlogs, as well as Yes Theory, but IMHO, you missed an opportunity to have your viewers experience discomfort.
Just a point everyone says that its not the oldest continuous culture, it has been proven that the original inhabitants of Australia were Denisovens and later there was a second influx of other human species around 10000/12000 yrs ago so its likely that the culture dates back long before the acepted theory now.
Reminder: As a world traveler I enjoy your website but remember the Budj Bim and other so-called Aboriginal groups migrated out of Africa over 65 000 years ago. The Khoisan in Africa along with groups from Sudan have the oldest continuous DNA on the planet. I’ve traveled to all seven continents to include, Africa Antarctica, Australia, Iraq, Asia and been inside manny sacred temples and places. Great subject matter on this one.
I would love to quickly address the issue of “Seeking Discomfort”? By selling merchandise to grow the brand, are you not doing exactly the opposite? Respectfully, I think the seek discomfort & Yes theory content has done an amazing Job of reaching people and spreading an extremely positive & needed message of connectivity. But the core of this message seems to be extremely divergent from the current Yes theory brand. Spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on passports to travel the world in an attempt to make purposeful & meaningful content, seems to have driven the brand straight into alignment with the commercial vein that created the opposing brand in the first place. I honestly don’t mean to be disrespectful, but as an Australian who is tormented over our indigenous history & conflicts, I would honestly ask…..what are you hoping this article achieve? And please please please tell me that it is not just to sell more T-shirts!
You started that in a very bad way Cam, Pharaohs building Pyramids? Almost 5,000 years ago? Tell me how pyramids in a current desert with over 10,000 years of water erosion can be almost 5,000 years old? The pyramids were there long before the ancient Egyptians showed up, not 3 but 30 thousand years ago as per their own writings…
7:27 As an American, its super funny to hear Australians making fun of other Australians for a slightly thicker accent 🤣🤣🤣💯💯. Not because it doesn’t makes since. But because it does. Its the equivalent of someone from the north, or Westcoast doing a thick southern accent. Probably should be careful though, every time that happens in a movie, a bunch of collage kids get axe murdered. 🤣🤣🤣💯
Awesome to see the Aussie content!! We need more opportunities to share who we are with the world. And who better to start with than the oldest living peoples in the world! Great work guys! Spewing you lost your footage and couldn’t make this longer, but I guess you’ll just need to return to revisit again!
I wish out of a few weeks spending time learning about the indigenous cultures we could have learned more from this article. We have had the same sort of horrors here in Canada with our residential schools, with cultures and languages and land and children being stripped away, and my heart goes out to the indigenous people of Australia and around the world who have fought to keep their traditions and culture alive.
My great great great grandmother survived a massacre and was taken to work for a white man, she was a Gudjal woman, sadly a lot of culture was lost, she was a young teenager. My nana didn’t like to teach me things she was scared I’d be discriminated against. She’s passed away now and unfortunately there is so much I’ll never know.
Recently I was travelling around eastern Australia, I stayed at a womans home and she was of Aboriginal decent, she told me she has already survived all her grandparents. She is 47…. all her grandparents were all shot and killed before the age of 45 for no real reason and this was all just accepted because they had zero rights and weren’t even classified as humans. Next to that she also told stories of western australia where back in the day they would bury Aboriginal babies in the sand for only their heads to pop out and then the white folk would play football with it……. This lady was indeed a professor researching all this and it was heartbreaking to hear. If you want more information I could bring you in contact with her.
Video was oddly way to short. Quite lack luster. As an Australian myself I have a good assumption that the indigenous that took them out crabbing only did it if they got paid. I’m sure they wouldn’t have any access to actual aboriginal communities because the aboriginals gatekeep there culture and alcoholism. in aboriginal towns there is a lot of crime, partly stemming from the stolen generation as well as handouts from the government that don’t incentivise going and finding what it is you want to do in life.
The mission churches reminds me of what happened in the US during WWII for the Japanese Americans that were placed in internment camps during that time. That is something that American schools very rarely teach and if they do it’s very quick. It would be a super interesting part of US history for you guys to explore!
thank you for shining a light on the indiginious people of Australia and their incredible history. .nothing but respect to this beautiful ancient culture .. beautiful to see how country mob are living but it is absolutely heartbreaking to see how these people are treated in the cities of their own country. rise up original peoples!!!
I’m in the middle of my masters degree for sociology focused on race and ethnicity and minoring in Native American studies. I completely agree with everything said. There is so much information and wisdom from Indigenous people that has been lost forcibly and ignored. The more we listen I feel like the more we’re going to be able to make sense the world.
thank you for making this guys not many big youtubers bring light to my indigenous brothers and sisters. I am a proud aboriginal woman both of my parents are aboriginal but as a result of the missions my mum is lighter skinned. That dosnt make her any less aboriginal though. There is saying “even if u put more milk into the coffee it’s still coffee.” So a lot of young kids my age struggle with their identity and get racist comments against them because they aren’t black enough too be aboriginal or the stereotypes towards us saying we all are poor, steal, and looking for trouble. This is a HUGE problem (google for more). Programs in schools around me have Clontarf which my dad works for. They help first nations high school boys with finding their identity through camps and other stuff. (they don’t have anything for girls yet though 😢) At lot of improvement is needed by the government too still empower the next generation and for us not too lose our culture. An example of this is that we just the copyrights back to our flag last year which is long overdue but still a small steps but bigger steps need to be taken by the people who have the power. Would love for you too come to gumbangiarr country.
a few years back i was luck enough to visit Uluru and walked round part of it. you dont fully get the immensity of it until you see it up close, and when I was there i could feel this aura of history and almost serenity in some places (the places that were more auspicious where photos are not allowed to be taken). it was truly amazing and i hope to go back some day. also, one of the best night skies ever out there. we drove ~5 mins out of the only town for 100s of kilometers and it was beautiful. have never seen it so clear.
This is honestly the best article I’ve seen about Aboriginal culture that was made a non Australian YouTube website. You only just scraped the surface of our history which is a great introduction for people who may have never heard of it before. You’ve touched on the stolen generations and I want to add that the stolen generations was a part of the White Australia Policy and Breeding out the Black policies. The government wanted to literally breed out the black and make Indigenous peoples to be as white as possible. It was seen that Indigenous peoples were a dying race but children who had even a drop of European heritage could be integrated into Australian society much easier. That’s where the stolen generations come into play. Kids were put in missions and suffered years of abuse and neglect. The stories are horrific such as babies being buried in the ground and beheaded with golf clubs and babies were thrown down the well. Look up Cootamundra Girls Home. Today First Nations people of Australian come in all shades and appearances because of our breeding out the black government policy history but our culture, spirituality and connection to country goes so much deeper than what you look like. Anyways, that’s my little summary. I hope you’ve all learnt something new and inspired you to research further. Cheers.
Humanity can be so cruel. God would never wanted these people to be so damaged. We were all created in His image, and to abuse our responsibilities can only drag us away from the Kingdom of Heaven and potentially to Hell itself. Blessings to the indigenous people all around the globe from a Catholic girl from the Louisiana.
As an anthropologist I find the whole idea of ‘the oldest culture in the world to be wrong. Firstly, just as an example, what about the !Kung San.They never left Africa like most of the rest of us, and they remained primarily a stoneage culture right up till 70’s. How do we measure? Secondly, it seems
dont wanna break the bad news but it feels like a discovery website documentary I was used to come and see your articles for the original guys and the joy I had perusal them grow and go on advantures. seems like they all grew tiered of it and try to keep the website alive but feels like its just another discovery website article nothing special
A few mistakes here: The 1967 referendum also allowed the Cwth to make laws in respect of Aboriginal people possibly due to the variable practices of states in Aboriginal matters. The reason Aboriginals were not always counted in the census is was to prevent some states gaming the Cwth grants system by counting Aborigines when they didn’t have full rights in some cases. It may have also been a gesture of respect as they were already had their heritage here. Nevertheless the referendum was carried in a landslide. So much for people being ‘racist’! The ‘stolen generation’ relates to the mendacious portrayal of child protection actions (and voluntary surrender of children to the authorities) as child theft, or risibly as genocide. Often these actions were taken to ensure the safety of mixed blood children. In other cases it was to obtain education for them. Closing the gap is to deal with the outworking of Coombs’ crazy policies that have kept too many Aboriginal people isolated from modern society and locked too many in a cycle of violence and despair. Note that about 80% of Aborigines are full particpants in the modern world: they run companies, practice professions, lecture at Uni, teach in schools, manage businesses and government agencies and hold down regular jobs as effective and skilled workers, just like any other ethnic group in Australia.
mm people are always shocked when they hear about what Indigenous cultures actually are (not just the bare minimum and a few dream-time stories) and how they actually lived. Our school education with Aboriginal cultures is still very incomplete and not telling all of the facts. I really love talking to people from many mobs, hearing what they’ve been taught from their elders.
He said it himself. That he was educated through English School system, so they know very little about Australian culture. Australians speak English than call themselves Australian. Like Americans. And he completely ignore the Aboriginal resistance against British and talks about like the stolen generation was the worse thing the British did to Australians.
There is no such thing as oldest culture. Moreover all human cultures change . It is probably fasionable and nice to talk about things continuous vis a vis aborigines especially by semi whites of the latte set who are a little too romantic. From what the anthropologists have reported the culture was dynamic and adapting through time. This means languages and dialects too disappeared and changed. The landscapes and climate changed to give rise to new stories and to the death of others. Paintings were renewed and over painted and the signifigance of some emphasised or forgotten. What the semi whites do is to take some stories they have read about and portray these as the truth about aboriginal culture. Pascoe had Madre an artform of this process. No person alive today hadn’t been subject to cultural change in some form…it is false to claim that culture is either continuous and/or unchanging.
Loads of emotional bs here! The semi aborigenous urban lot have embraced this instead of truth ! Loads of made up lore here too! True lore is passed down by traditionally authorised initiated song men only and only to the initiated who were entitled to that knowledge. The knowledge has been lost because song boards were destroyed and white hybridization meant that initiations could not take place because of wrong blood mix. Any initiations that do occur are of quite recent construct.
The indigenous australians speak a dialected version of archaic tamil wwhich dates back to more than 40,000 years its proved that ancient tamils from the lost land of kumari (remains- present srilanka, small islands in the indian ocean and south india) went to australia by boat. First they went to the northern islands above australia and then to the north of australia even to this date a lot of places in australia have pure tamil names and even the tribe’s language contains many tamil words this also applies to the african tribes as well recent studies show that the cultural, linguistic and biological similarities between tamil culture ancient tamils and the ancient australian and african tribes have great matches and even some people’s dna matches as well its said that the kumari civilization is the cradle of civilization. The world is such a small place and we’re all connected even the stories of the tribes explain how the sea rose and 7000 years ago is exactly when the 2nd submerging happened of the kumari land the dialects of all the 700 languages had a root language which is tamil
I felt a little let down by the end. I thought we´d get to see more of the rich culture you were talking about but in the end it felt like most of the footage was of you guys just riding around in the car and swimming in the ocean. The article started off great with tons of interesting info but when I finished perusal…ye… missed opportunity.
Im a Filipino who came in Australia 4 years ago, and it changed my whole life. I came here a solid atheist. No beliefs, no religion, no nothing. I dealt with my childhood traumas here, practised entheogens such as psilocybin, read books about the Aborigine culture and just fell in love with Nature. I regularly meditate and read books to deepen my practice. I always end my meditation thanking Mother Nature and the Elders of the land past and present. They are always with me wherever I go. This land is Sacred for me, if people would just stop and listen to the Aborigines and the Land itself, I think we’ll live in a more Peaceful and Loving world.
my life as a nomad on the last world to this world. I want to be there in my final days with aboriginal people. I want to tell them my story with my heart. being primitive myself on the last world ….. I am in my final years or days because I do not think I am going to live for that long in this earth bound lifetime. I am about to pass and I want to send my emotional message to them. I am in tears. my soul is going to move on again and it will be from earth and humanity. cries*
Now wonder if the tables were turned and the indigenous persons were the ones to force their culture on the westerners..wonder how they would feel if they thought their culture was superior and the right one smh man the strange thing is even though they tried to silence or erase the aboriginal culture completely years later its still around …the ancestors are alive because of the people today and they are keeping the culture alive
I’m sorry that this had happened to the Indigenous people in Australia, just like the Indigenous people here in Canada. The God of Christianity/of the Bible is the God of love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. Those people that did them harm were not from God. They misrepresented Him. We are all loved by our Heavenly Father. ❤️ Christians are called to love our neighbors as ourselves. God is no respecter of persons. He loves us all with everlasting love.
Is it just me or is it a little odd that Cam knows so little about the indigenous people of his own country? It makes me wonder if most Australians know little about the Indigenous people. I also thought the second part where they spend some time in the car and with speerfishing with a indingenous Australians was a bit random. We barely saw conversations with them or anything like that. However I do find it really amazing that this article about indigenous people was made, in so many countries around the world white people (myself included) have to come to terms and acknowlodge with what their ant sestors have done. We need to learn about it and theach kids that this happend and how horrible it was. I applaude the editors of Yes Theory for making this article.
It amazes me how little we do learn about the indigenous culture. If it wasn’t for the fact that when I lived in rural Darwin, we would drive through am indigenous mission I wouldn’t know anything about them. I dropped out of High School in year10 and in those 10 years they only thing I ever learnt was that one day my history teacher had organised for an elder to come to class and teach us about his tribe and his peoples history, which for 2/3 of that class all we did was learn to throw a boomerang.
I remember I was on a tour in the Goundiji Mara Country. The indigenous people would catch ears with intricately woven netts. This would allow to catch only eels of size and not the young ones. They weren’t allowed to teach their children how to make these nets and so they were almost lost. One lady watch her mother make them through key hole of a door and this allowed her to learn her to make the netts. That is how we have them today. I was told this by a man in 2017 at Lake Bolac (i think that is the right lake) so it may not be quite word for word what he said sorry.
If he told me there was a croc I would’ve been out there as fast as possible haha can’t believe you all just stayed there chill in the water 😂 als, I wonder how they deal with crocs, as in swim but not get eaten.. would’ve been so interesting to ask so many questions. I’m Aussie (my mum immigrated here and my dad’s parent immigrated here), and I would love to ask an indigenous person so many things about survival and lifestyle. I know Aboriginal people but they were born and raised in the suburbs and I think, unfortunately, a lot of their cultural knowledge and the experience of culture has been wiped out somewhat… definitely due to the old government’s ridiculous policies and treatment of Aboriginal people back in the day which is really sad…
what an awesome article, great job going into a this with curiosity and compassion instead of ignorance and hate. it’s also awesome to see knowledge from a culture that has been passed down for 80,000+ …and somehow there seems to be less hate and ignorance in the commentary than usual when there is a article about first nations peoples, hopefully it’s a sign on change.
As someone who lives in Canada and had a grandfather also affected by catholic residential schools this story hits home. People need to be aware that our countries aren’t perfect and colonialism and religious practices that hurt millions of people are still part of our not to far away history. Our last residential school closed just in the 90s that’s only 30 years ago. I don’t blame all catholics and things have improved. But if we don’t acknowledge that these things did happen then we never learn the stories of our families and ancestors and to stop these things from continuing to happen. Thanks for making this article This website always continues to inspire me and validate emotions. These tribes aren’t my people and I’m sad to say I’ve lost a lot of my indigenous heritage with my grandfather’s death. Though I do emphasize and I care and I’m grateful your stories are being told. 🧡
I would love to see more of this journey, even though you lost content I’m still very happy, as a young citizen of Western Australia who’s still learning about the first nations, that you have brought light to this amazing immersive culture. I really hope you can do this journey again to recapture the beauty of it and educate others about their culture and what they went through. Thankyou
This same assimilation of the aboriginal people happened here in Canada all the way up until 1996 and it is always so insane to me how few Canadian citizens know about it. In the school system now it is being taught about, but previously it was hidden and never talked about it mentioned. The situation here was definitely one of immense abuse and trauma.
Thank you for sharing this article, I love my culture and want others to learn more about it aswell 😊 My Great Nan, who is still with us today was forced to live on a mission. The history of so called Australia is brutal, but the only way forward in my opinion is truth telling. So thank you for using your platform to give Mob a voice to the wider community 🖤
As a Christian, it is super disheartening to hear about this happening not too long ago and I can attest that the true testament to true Biblical Christianity is not what is portrayed in this article. There are people from every walk of life that dishonor and shame the name of any people group, religion, Faith, or nationality. So please know that this is not what the vast majority of true Biblical Christians think about or act upon. It hurts to know this. God Bless.
I can’t help of wondering where is the rest of the story …I was just waiting to hear some aboriginal stories about creation, some of their beliefs and values, a taste of their identity as a natural progression after the “stolen generation” chapter … Are there going to be other articles diving deeper into Aboriginal culture? For me the story although beautifully crafter…felt incomplete