Tuesday, 17 May 2011

Aboriginal Voices: Celebrating endurance and cultural pride

The focus of this unit is on the idea that despite hardships suffered and the loss of considerable cultural knowledge, Aboriginal cultures have survived into the 21st century. In many cases individuals have gone to considerable lengths to preserve this connection with family and culture. Today contemporary generations have in many cases appropriated traditional knowledge and cultural values to fit with contemporary Australian life.



cul·ture

noun, verb, -tured, -tur·ing.
–noun
1.
the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, letters, manners, scholarly pursuits, etc.
2.
that which is excellent in the arts, manners, etc.
3.
a particular form or stage of civilization, as that of a certain nation or period: Greek culture.

i·den·ti·ty

–noun, plural -ties.
1.
the state or fact of remaining the same one or ones, as under varying aspects or conditions: The identity of the fingerprints on the gun with those on file provided evidence that he was the killer.
2.
the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another: He doubted his own identity.
3.
condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is: a case of mistaken identity.
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