Posts Tagged ‘ indigenous ’

Were Aborigines The World’s First Astronomers?

February 25, 2011
Were Aborigines The World’s First Astronomers?

It is acknowledged that Australian Aboriginal culture is heavily spiritual and symbolic, but a growing body of evidence suggests that the indigenous belief system represents a deep knowledge of the sky and the motion of the bodies within it. This knowledge was used not just as components in ceremonial events and stories, but for...
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Red Soil Schooling

September 15, 2009
Red Soil Schooling

Alex Hunter is greeted by the amusing sight of two young girls clambering onto the back of his Jeep and flashing cheeky grins in the morning light. The clock is approaching 7am and the pair is already waiting for the principal to begin the daily round-up of their boisterous peers. Hunter jumps behind the...
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A Big Grey Area On A Massive Red Rock

June 25, 2009
A Big Grey Area On A Massive Red Rock

Do you climb the grand, glowing heart of Australia or respect the wishes of the indigenous tribe which has called it home for tens of thousands of years? That is the question tourists from every part of the globe are forced to answer when they arrive at the foot of the nation’s greatest geological...
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