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Oceania
Oceania terms
Question | Answer |
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Ancestor | Supernatural being who emerged and roamed the earth during the time of the Dreaming, giving shape to the landscape and creating various forms of life. |
The Dreaming | The mythic time of Australian Aboriginal religion when the Ancestors inhabited the earth |
Taboo | A system of social ordering that dictates specific objects and activities, owing to their sacred nature, are set aside for specific groups ande are strictly forbidden to others. |
Department of Aboriginal Affairs | "recruiting" of all aborigines to work on plantations and mines, so they could have "real jobs". |
Stolen Generation | Often Called half-castes, biracial, taken from homes to detention centers to acculturate them into white culture. Government funded program. Attempt to breed aborigines out of community. Skin color determined fate. |
Songlines | Direction by song |