AboriginalSpiritualityasDeterminedbytheDreamingACTIVITIES

Usethepresentationandyourtextbook(pp.202207)toanswerthequestionsprovided

TheDreaming

TheDreamingisatthe____________ofaboriginalspirituality/lifelivingreligion

TheDreamingisatermreferringtoAboriginalspiritualbeliefsaboutcreationand____________.
AccordingtoAboriginalbelief,alllifeasitistodayhuman,animalandplantispartofonevast
unchanging________________________whichcanbetracedtotheancestralspiritbeingsofthe
Dreaming.

TheDreamingincludesanexplanationoftheoriginsofthe____________,thatis,howtheworldcame
intobeingasaresultoftheactionsofancestralspiritbeingsupontheland.Theseancestralbeings
couldbefoundintheformofanimals,plants,humansorparthumans.Theydeterminedtherulesby
whichallliving____________shouldliveby.

TheDreamingis________________________totheland,asthelandisthephysicalmediumthrough
whichtheDreamingiscommunicated,sinceitiswithinthelandthatthe________________________
oftheDreamingcontinuetodwell.TheDreamingincorporatesthepast,presentandfuturerealityasa
completeandpresentreality.

1.
Viewtheclip.WhatdoesthisrevealabouttheDreaming?
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Kinship

Kinshiptiesidentifyanetworkof____________andresponsibilitieswithinaclan.Allrelationships
interlinkand____________.

Itisbasednotonlyon________________________butalsoonrelationshipsspringingfromone's
____________,usuallyaplantoranimal,whichrepresentsapersonorgroup'sconnectiontothe
ancestorbeingswithintheland.

KinshiptiesgovernthedaytodaylifeoftheAboriginalpeoplebydeterminingissuesfromwhoman
individualispermittedtotalktoandmarry,todeterminingwhatareanindividual'sresponsibilityisto
othermembersinthe____________.

Kinshiptiesalsoassignthe____________to________________________oftheDreamingfrom
elderstotheyounger____________.PeopleareinitiatedintotheDreamingbydifferentdegrees
accordingtotheirageandpositioninthecommunity.

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Viewtheclip.Whatdoyoulearnfromtheclip?

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Ceremoniallife
Initiation&FuneralsRituals:

A____________isnotsimplyaretellingofthestorybutrathertheyrepresentthe____________ofthe
storyinapowerfullysacredway.

The________________________aremadepresentthroughthepeople,objects,wordsand
movementsoftheritual.

Anexampleofanactionusedintraditionalritualisthe________________________inwhichsmokeis
usedtocleanseand____________.Smokingritualscanbeusedsymbolicallyatpublicevents.

InitiationistheAboriginalritualceremonyorreligious________________________denotingthe
transitionfrom________________________.

Maleandfemaleinitiationpractices____________.

Funeralceremoniesarethe________________________ceremonytoAboriginals.

3.

Reviewtextbook.Outlinetheinitiationceremoniesformalesandfemales.

Male:
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Female:
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Recordanysimilaritiesyouidentify:
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Funeral
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Whatoccursatafuneralceremony?WhyaretheseceremoniessoimportanttoAboriginalpeople?
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Art:

Art________________________oftheancestralspiritbeingsintheland.
Paintingsofferan________________________ofthelandanditsinhabitants,usingcertainsymbolsto
representparticularfeaturesoftheland,plantsandanimals.Atadeeperlevel,paintingsofferanarrative
representationofthe____________________________________upontheland.

Stories:

TheDreamingis________________________throughstoriesthatdescribehowtheancestralspirits,
oftenintheformofanimalsorpeople,movedthroughthelandcreatingrivers,lakesandmountainsand
othernaturalphenomena.

LearningthestoriesoftheDreaming,____________________________________,isanimportanttool
forthesocialisationofAboriginalchildrenasitisamajorwayofteachingAboriginalchildrenabout
________________________behaviourinsociety.

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Viewtheclip.Whatisrevealedinthisclip?

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Obligationstothelandandpeople:

Thelandisof________________________toAboriginalspirituality.

Aboriginalpeoplehavetraditionallyregardedthelandastheir____________andhencehaveworkedto
deepentheirunderstandingandappreciationoftheland.

TheDreamingis________________________totheland,asthelandisthephysicalmediumthrough
whichtheDreamingislivedandcommunicated.Thelandprovidesthe____________forAboriginal
beliefs,traditions,ritualsandlawsbecausethestoriesoftheDreamingareembeddedintheland.The
landactsasa________________________forancestralspiritbeings.

Sincethelandisreveredasa____________ofthepeople,the____________ofanAboriginalperson
isinextricablylinkedtotheland.AtthecommencementofmanyformalpubliceventsinAustraliaan
acknowledgementofthetraditionalownersofthelandindicatesthissignificantlinkbetweenthe
_______________________________inwhichtheyhavelivedforthousandsofyears.

Totems:

Totemsarethe____________ofeachindividualinhisorherprimordialstate.Inotherwords,totems
____________thatperson,astheyexistedintheDreaming,whetheritisintheformofananimal,plant
ornaturalphenomena.

Theyarethuslinksbetweenanindividualorcommunityandparticularancestorspiritsintheland.
Totemscarrywiththem________________________commonlyknownas____________rites.

Balanceritesaimtoassisttheproliferationofaparticularspecies,whichembodyanindividual's
________________________beingastheyexistedintheDreaming.Forexample,supposethatinthe
Dreaming,peopleinaparticulartribewerepart____________andparthuman.Asaresult,thistribe
wouldhaveimportantritualisticresponsibilitiestowardsechidnas,asthis____________representsthe
embodimentoftheirancestral____________being.

7.
Viewtheclip.Whatisrevealedbytheritualsinthisclip?
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8.
Reviewtextbook.DefineTotemism:
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2010HSCQuestion:
DescribethewaysinwhichAboriginalspiritualityiscloselylinkedtobelongingtocountry.
(5Marks)

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Extendedresponse:

ExplainthestatementAboriginalspiritualityisexpressedthroughtheDreaming,throughtheland
andpeople,andthroughtotems,valuesandkinshipsystems.