Aboriginal Learnings

[utopia]

@Shazab. From what I have found, aboriginals are quite happy to share their knowledge with all who respect their culture. Some of our major roads, follow dream lines. This is because aboriginals would guide explorers - using their dream lines as a guide - & the explorers would map the route. This often led to roads being built along the same tracks.
NITV had a documentary on this topic not too long ago.

[Shazab]

Nah more the use of our own traditions rather than different, it's not an accurate portrayal of my views on the subject as many traditions have equal validity in a sense among other problems lol. I usually just hope people get what I mean through context in these situations, but it becomes more problematic with text 😉 oh well

[Shazab]

That's awesome @utopia I'm kind of a little sad about how little I know, might have to pay a bit more attention to that channel I think if there's stuff like that on there.

[Decadian]

Hi @Shazab

Welcome to this thread - and don't worry about offending anyone - I believe the Indigneous People honour our interest if we treat them with respect

I too feel sorry for the time that has passed and I have not followed up learning about more of their culture. It is 30 years since my son died and I have had many ups and a lot of downs since then - but I recognise that it is time to start getting interested in the past of a child who was adopted out of his traditions without my knowledge - I would have done anything for him but I did not have proof of his race until many years after he died

I had not heard about Aboriginal Lines - or Dreamtime Lines - I thought at first it was Dream Times - but it is quite easy to see that the cultures of our First People are as complex as our imaginations can be - and that Rainbow Serpent - that is someing archetypal to many cultures - perhaps all cultures - and something to be awed about

Don't worry about typos here - sometimes they are funny - mostly we let them go - the content of what we write is important - not the perfection

Decadian

[Shazab]

I can definitely see why you would be interested then @Decadian there were literally 100's of tribes and certainly there were and are major differences between them, and not just because Australia is a rather large country

[utopia]

@Heart. Thanks for the reminder. I just contacted my friend re: trekking to a new site. He advised what I needed to do & how I can get there myself by following the wombat tracks. An hours easy walk. So I'll allow myself 2 hours.
I might go this weekend. And I'll post what I discover here. Wish me luck.

[Heart]

@Shazab, Typos make a post more interesting,(trying to work out what is supposed to be typed is like working on a jigsaw). LOL

@utopia, I too am not of aboriginal decent. What I find interesting is the spiritual content and the story telling when interperating a story to dance/song.I watch a young aboriginal men story tell at our local park and he interperated the songs into story's before he performed each on. I sat for a long time and was very interested by the whole thing.

So you have created a memorable moment in your personal life and shared it with us all.(I. lost the website, can you please resend) Now you are looking at creating another. 

So proud of you and please take care out there. What are the temps like there at the moment? 38 plus and muggy as here. Yes  QLD.

Shocka!

[utopia]

@Heart. Sunny and 27° this weekend.

[Former-Member]

Hi, I worked in an Anangu community for a few years in central Australia. Was an amazing experience and I learnt a lot, but came away with many questions, and a deep sadness for the level of poverty and illness that many of the community lives with. The only piramba (white fellas) in the commnity were 7 teachers and 2 nurses. We were lucky enough to have a dr for 6 months but he left as he was uncomfortable in dealing with things.
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[utopia]

@Owlunar Finally decided to attach photo's of some of our local Aboriginal Water Wells.