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ABORIGINAL PEOPLE, SETTLEMENT AND CULTURE
The Aboriginal culture is as old as 60,000. ... Although Europeans believed Aborigines to be primitive and savage people we know this is not true. From their religious ceremonies to adaptations to different environments we have discovered that Aborigines are actually very smart and inventive people. Before European settlement Aborigines already had established many cultures and ways of life. ... It defined where a person fitted into the community, bringing people together in relationships of sharing and responsibility.
Aborigines were also seen as religious people. ... The Dreaming governed the way people lived and how they should behave. ... Evidence of Aboriginal religion was found at Lake Mungo, western New South Wales, where the remains of a woman were found buried in the sand dunes around the lake. This discovery proves that the Aboriginal people believed in the afterlife and religious ceremonies for the dead.
Approximate Word count = 688
Approximate Pages = 2.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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