Aboriginal culture
Aboriginals are famous for a certain kind of paintings, what are they called?
Dot paintings
What kind of people did the Europeans bring to Australia in the beginning?
Prisoners
What does "culture" mean?
kultur
Were Aboriginals and Europeans happy to live together in the beginning?
No
Are there still Aboriginal people in Australia?
Yes
What do the Aboriginals call the time before Earth was created?
Dreamtime
The first Europeans to settle in Australia, came from which country?
England
What does "stolen" mean?
Stjålet
Why do we call a generation of Aboriginal children "the stolen generation"?
Because Europeans took the children away from their Aboriginal parents, to raise them in their own culture
(the child removal act)
What is "Australia day" to the Europeans Australians?
A day to celebrate the arrival of the British in 1788
For how many years do we know for sure, that Aboriginals have existed?
50.000 years
What did the Europeans discover in Australia, besides the Aboriginal people?
Gold
What does "government" mean?
regering
The Aboriginal singer Archie Roach wrote a song about "the stolen generation". what was the name of the song?
"Took the children away"
what do the Aboriginal people call "Australia day"?
"Survival day"
What did Aboriginal people live in?
(houses?)
hollow-tree-trunks, huts or tents
In what century did the Europeans arrive to Australia?
In 17th century
What does "To settle" mean?
At bosætte sig
What did Australias prime minister Kevin Rudd do in 2008?
He made an official apology to the Aboriginal people
Why do the Aboriginal people want to change the date for "Australia day"?
Because the date (January 26th) remind them of the time, when their country was invaded and there families were murdered.
Aboriginal lived "nomadic lifestyles" - what does that mean in Danish?
omrejsende livsstil - at man ikke bor fast et sted, men rejser fra sted til sted
What was the name of the captain that came with his fleet, and settled in Australia?
Captain James Cook
What does "indigenous" mean?
Indfødt
In 2008 the Australian government launched a campaign called "closing the gap". What was it about?
Focus on the discrimination of Aboriginal people.
Equal rights and laws for all Ausralians - both Europeans and Aboriginals.
On which date is "Australia day"?
January 26th