Aboriginal culture

Practices and ceremonies

A Bora is an initiation ceremony in which young boys are transformed into men.

A Corroboree it is a ceremonial meeting for Australian Aboriginal people.

Fire-stick farming, identified by Australian archeologist Rhys Jones in 1969, is the practice of regularly and systematically burning patches of vegetation to facilitate hunting, to reduce the frequency of major bush-fires, and to change the composition of plant and animal species in an area. “A Smoking ceremony is a cleansing ritual performed on special occasions.

Tjurunga or churinga are objects of religious significance by Central Australian Aboriginal Arrernte (Aranda, Arundta) groups.

Music

Aborigines developed unique instruments and folk styles. The didgeridoo is commonly considered the national instrument of Australian Aborigines, and it is claimed to be the world’s oldest wind instrument.

Art

Australia has a long tradition of Aboriginal art which is thousands of years old. Modern Aboriginal artists continue the tradition using modern materials in their artworks. Aboriginal art is the most internationally recognisable form of Australian art.

Belief System

 the world’s oldest continent the creative epoch known as the Dreamtime stretches back into a remote era in history when the creator ancestors known as the First Peoples travelled across the great southern land of Bandaiyan (Australia), creating and naming as they went

Stolen generation

kevin rudd apologise

Journal 3

Evaluate your contribution to the group and your own work ethic?

I think i helped a lot in, the draft and supplementary material

What did you find your strengths and weaknesses were?

Strenght: Able to do work when needed.

Weaknesses: Lazy

Journal 2

which part of the exposition are you responsible for?

Supplementary material

What supplementary material are you using to back up your thesis points (your argument)?

Movie clips, apoligise, quotes

Journal 1

What significant moment in Indigenous History occurs this week?

Prime Minister Rudd apoligised for the stolen generation.

How may you use this as supplementary material?

The fact that the Prime Minister apoligised shows that the Aboriginies have hope

What is your aim for this lesson?

Do draft

Journal 8

1.) Read the following parables and identify the inspiring quality that Jesus is trying to teach us.

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant
The Parable of the Persistent Widow
The Parable of the Rich Young Man

2.) Provide an example of real life situation or person who has demonstrated any of the qualities you have listed.
 

Journal 8

The Parable of the Unmerciful Servant

This parable tells us that we should forgive people so that people will have forgive us.

e.g. Priest forgive people all the time

The Parable of the Persistent Widow

This parrable tell us we should not give up.

journal 7

Journal Entry 7 – The Values of Jesus

Using your eduBlog Page, under the CST/IST section and answer the following questions.

Watch the following presentation and answer the following questions:

http://www.interviewwithgod.com/beatitudes/

1. Define the term ‘beatitude’.

2. Explain the purpose of the beatitudes.

3. Select ONE beatitude and describe how inspiring people of faith put into practice the teachings of Jesus. Use an example to support your answer.
 

Journal 7

Beatitude means  any of the declarations of blessedness pronounced by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.

Beatitude are what Jesus describes the inhabitants of the Kingdom of heaven and indicates how each is or will be blessed.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled. This is inspiring people who good to win over evil

journal 6

Journal 6

The image above tells me that it is Andrew Johns vs Mother Theresa on who is most inspirating

Andrew Johns

1. He is the best at footy
2. He is Australian
3. He help charities with appearances
4. He is a good role model when he didn’t take drugs
5. He is a Knight

Mother Theresa

1. She helped the poor
2. She fed the hungry
3. She is a crusader for Christianity
4. She won a noble peace prize
5. She is inspirational

The different between inspiring people and inspiring people of faith is that the inspiring people of faith are loved by a religious crowd

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Journal Entry 6 – Andrew John’s Vs Mother Theresa

Using your eduBlog Page, under the CST/IST section and answer the following questions.

1. What do you think the above image is about? Discuss.

2. List FIVE personal qualities of Andrew Johns.

3. List FIVE personal qualities of Mother Theresa.

4. Discuss what you believe the difference is between inspiring people and inspiring people of faith.
 

Journal

The image above tells me that it is Andrew Johns vs Mother Theresa on who is most inspirating

Andrew Johns

1. He is the best at footy
2. He is Australian
3. He help charities with appearances
4. He is a good role model when he didn’t take drugs
5. He is a Knight

Mother Theresa

1. She helped the poor
2. She fed the hungry
3. She is a crusader for Christianity
4. She won a noble peace prize
5. She is inspirational

The different between inspiring people and inspiring people of faith is that the inspiring people of faith are loved by a religious crowd