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Joe Flick (c.1865 - 1889) Indigenous Australian outlaw who shot dead a Native Police officer; Gnunga Gnunga Murremurgan (c.1773 - 1809) Eora man who was the first Indigenous Australian to travel across the Pacific Ocean; Kapiu Masi Gagai (c. 1894 - 1946) a Torres Strait Islander man who worked as a pearler, boatman, mission worker and soldier
After the Second World War, 6.5 million people settled in Australia from 200 nations, further enriching Australian culture in the process. Over time, as immigrant populations gradually assimilated into Australian life, their cultural and culinary practices became part of mainstream Australian culture. [5] [6]
Kurdaitcha (or kurdaitcha man) is a ritual "executioner" in Australian Indigenous Australian culture (specifically the term comes from the Arrernte people). [ 3 ] Ngariman , Karadjeri quoll-man who killed the Bagadjimbiri and was drowned in revenge
Australian Aboriginal culture includes a number of practices and ceremonies centered on a belief in the Dreamtime and other mythology. Reverence and respect for the land and oral traditions are emphasised. The words "law" and "lore", the latter relating to the customs and stories passed down through the generations, are commonly used ...
Dispersing across the Australian continent over time, the ancient people expanded and differentiated into distinct groups, each with its own language and culture. [56] More than 400 distinct Australian Aboriginal peoples have been identified, distinguished by names designating their ancestral languages, dialects, or distinctive speech patterns ...
List of Indigenous Australian historical figures; List of Indigenous Australian musicians; List of Indigenous Australian performing artists; List of Indigenous Australians in politics and public service, education, law and humanities; List of Indigenous Australian sportspeople; List of Indigenous Australian VFL/AFL and AFL Women's players
The Australian Aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Harold Thomas, an Aboriginal artist who is descended from the Luritja people of Central Australia. In 1972, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy was established on the steps of Old Parliament House in Canberra , the Australian capital, to demand sovereignty for the Aboriginal Australian peoples. [ 240 ]
There are a number of contemporary appropriate terms to use when referring to Indigenous peoples of Australia. In contrast to when settlers referred to them by various terms, in the 21st century there is consensus that it is important to respect the "preferences of individuals, families, or communities, and allow them to define what they are most comfortable with" when referring to Aboriginal ...