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In the anthropological study of kinship, a moiety (/ ˈ m ɔɪ ə t i /) is a descent group that coexists with only one other descent group within a society.In such cases, the community usually has unilineal descent (either patri-or matrilineal) so that any individual belongs to one of the two moiety groups by birth, and all marriages take place between members of opposite moieties.
Aboriginal Australian kinship comprises the systems of Aboriginal customary law governing social interaction relating to kinship in traditional Aboriginal cultures. It is an integral part of the culture of every Aboriginal group across Australia, and particularly important with regard to marriages between Aboriginal people .
Matrilineal moieties and matrilineal clans; Includes Amangu, Yued, Wadjuk, Pinjareb, Wilmen, Ganeang, and Wardandi. These groups were split between the (White Cockatoo) Manitjmat and (Australian Raven) Wardungmat moieties; children were born into the mother's moiety.
Moiety (kinship), either of two groups into which a society is divided A division of society in the Iroquois societal structure in North America; An Australian Aboriginal kinship group; Native Hawaiian realm ruled by a mo'i or an ali'i
Aboriginal Australian identity, sometimes known as Aboriginality, is the perception of oneself as Aboriginal Australian, or the recognition by others of that identity.. Aboriginal Australians are one of two Indigenous Australian groups of peoples, the other being Torres Strait Isla
Findings shed light on archaeological evidence of ancient interpersonal violence found in Australia
Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, excluding the ethnically distinct people of the Torres ...
A few items are wakinŋu (without moiety). The term yothu-yindi (after which the band takes its name) literally means child-big (one), and describes the special relationship between a person and their mother's moiety (the opposite to their own). [11] Because of yothu-yindi, Yirritja have a special interest in and duty towards Dhuwa (and vice ...