location
Aboriginal people live across this country, especially in the province of Queensland.
Australia
in this year white immigrants began colonizing Australia
1788
what did the aboriginal people believe would happen to a persons soul after death?
they thought your soul would come up to dreamtime
how many aboriginals are there in this moment in Australia?
approximately 300 thousand
how many years have the aboriginals lived in Australia?
40000 years
what were the leaders called of the extended families?
They were in fact called 'elders'
This sacred place in Australia is connected to powerful spirits and is mentioned in the text as an example of a sacred Aboriginal site.
Uluru
when were the white Australians convinced that the aboriginals soon would go extinct?
1890's
aboriginal people call the time when powerfull spirits created the landscape and animals this
dreamtime or creation time