Category 1: Key Words
economic impact
Traditional indigenous cave art technique dating back thousands of years in Kakadu National Park
These special stories explain how the land and animals were made.
creation stories or Dreaming stories
Acknowledging wrongdoing, recognizing other people's hurt and accepting responsibility for actions
apology
Location of the oldest known Indigenous skeleton
Lake Mungo
something that helps to bring people, groups and community together
social impact
Art style painted by Albert Namitjira in the 1950s and 60s
Watercolour
This coloured powder is used in art and ceremonies.
Ochre
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children forcibly removed from their families by Australian government and church authorities between the early 1900s and the 1970s
Stolen Generation
Age of oldest known human remains in Australia
42,000 years
Something that helps to continue traditions and Dreaming over time
cultural impact
Art work that combines modern paint and indigenous symbols
Modern art
These giant animals lived in Australia a long time ago and are found in old stories.
megafauna
a significant moment in history when a lot changes that affects many people
turning point
We must do this to protect special places and stories.
preservation or respect cultural heritage
practices or ideas that continued to happen over the centuries through to present day
continuity
How has Indigenous art changed over time?
uses modern paint (acrylics) / influenced by British /purpose is for sale - $
These are rules and traditions that traditional Indigenous people follow in daily life.
Dreaming
How did the PM apology to the stolen generation change for Indigenous people?
schools began teaching about the stolen generation, more funding to help indigenous people
Groups that are involved in preserving special sites
Traditional owners, scientists, historians, government
The time when British took over Australia
colonisation
How has art stayed the same over time
often still reflects link to country or Dreaming
How are rules and traditions taught to the next generation?
Through art, dance, song, stories
How did people's attitudes change after the apology to the Stolen Generation?
People began to accept that this wrong had happened, indigenous people's felt more respected
working together to protect a special site
collaboration