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    The dreaming The Dreaming is a way for Indigenous people to understand the world through its creation and stories. It was created a long time ago when creation began and a way for Indigenous people to express life and what The Dreaming means to the Indigenous community. (Stanner, 1958, p. 48) The Dreaming can be described as Aboriginal creative epoch and each language group have their own values and beliefs, and what associates with it. (Edwards, 1998, p.79). For example, Kamilaroi of Northern

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    benefit the white at the cost of the oppressed. As words of Scott Woods, this framework leads to many manifestations; racism, privileges, access, ignorance and apathy. Social framework has brought to life white supremacy, a belief that white people are superior to people from all other racial groups, therefore allowing them to rule economically and socially. This identity privilege is a great source of power that can be used to advantage for social movements. The “allies” are helping or joining forces

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    under the law and it could have initiated further equality for women in the future. Secondly, Canada was a place to be proud of because of their inventions. For example, the Canadian Edward S. Rogers invented the first batteryless radio. This helped people all over the world with their problem of having to frequently charge their radio’s batteries (“Life in the Roaring Twenties” Booklet, 152). These inventions helped Canadian’s everyday lives much easier. Lastly, Canada was a place to be proud of because

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    Aileen's Legacy

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    impacts on all Indigenous Australians, and additionally has created historic legacies that frequently effect the way in which people perceive, and work with Indigenous peoples. One of the historic legacies evident throughout Aileen’s case is the horrific occurrence of the stolen generation. One of the most profound consequences of colonisation, involving the removal of Aboriginal children from their families into missions, reserves or other institutions (Dudgeon, Wright, Paradies, Garvey & Walker, n

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    Uluru: A Brief History

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    formed in the Dreamtime. The Dreamtime was “the ancient time of creation of all things by sacred ancestors” . For the aboriginal people the dreamtime is at the heart of their cuture, society, traditions and spirituality and of the many sacred sites around Australia, Uluru is one of the most important. They believe that Uluru was created by the activities of their 10 spirit people ancestors in this area and

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    Bunjilaka

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    Furthermore, the Wurreka is an etched zinc wall created by Judy Watson, which surrounds the entry to First Peoples and spans the north wall of Birrarung gallery. Judy was from North-Western Queensland and the inspiration of her work was the traditions and land of the Waanyi culture, which is where the zinc comes from, whereas the symbolism in the art comes from

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    “make the world safe for freedom”. The white- men euphemistically portray the Manhattan project (in Los Alamos) as a catalyst of peace and prosperity. However, this notion is ironic as this project engineered a mass destruction weapon leading innocent people being evaporated in a second. King inputs this powerful idea to expose the Hippocratic nature of white-men in that era, who patronized themselves as saints, but in reality, were responsible for the construction of the most dangerous military weapon

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    Namatjira's The Dreaming

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    All that exists in this world, as the Aboriginal Australians believe, originates from “The Dreaming”, a cosmology of existence which serves as the larger context or background against which Aboriginal people orient their lives. In a mystical time long ago, anthropomorphic and theriomorphic beings who emerged from the land, traveled across Australia manifesting permanent geographic features and all there is into being. The essence of these powerful beings remains within the subterranean realm and

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    Devil's Liar

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    The Aboriginal people of Australia have inhabited the land for many thousands of years. Archaeologists think it is around 40 thousand years. Some even believe that Aboriginals have been in Australia for nearly 65 thousand years. Aboriginal land sites have been discovered throughout Australia. Some of these sites have great importance for the local Aboriginal people. Other sites show how Aboriginal people lived in their day-to-day life before European settlement. One of Australia’s oldest Aboriginal

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    ministers who failed?” “Are we not considered Canadians? If we are, why do you allow the First People of this land

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