IND/Indigenous Nations

Last week, when you reflected on the map of Indigenous country across Australia, you will have noted the different names attached to areas on the map. These are the names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations, sometimes called language groups, who are living on, and caring for, a particular area of country. '''There are approximately 270 Indigenous nations in Australia. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nations were, and are, culturally and linguistically diverse.'''

The reading/viewing listed above gives information about three different Indigenous nations in Australia. Read/watch two of the resources and compare the Indigenous nations. You can choose to compare another nation that might be familiar to you or of interest to you.

As you read, identify features that are related to:
 * Cultural practices
 * Dreaming
 * Language
 * Place
 * Kinship structures
 * History

It may help you to draw up a table like this:

Once you have compared your two nations, write a paragraph that compares one or two features. Be sure to reference your sources clearly. For example:

Perkins (2008) explains that for the Arrernte people, the world was created by giant beings that were part animal and part human.