Year 12 SOR 2 TASK 1

Aboriginal Spirituality and Post 1945 in Australia

Kinship

Network of relationships, expanding to the land, governing their land and ceremonies held within it

The Dreaming

Encaptualtes the spiritual and physical dimensions, giving meaning of life

Totems

Spiritual symbol, often an animal or plant, that link an individual or group to the land

Ceremonial Life

Practices and rituals that help deepen their connection with spiritual beliefs, connection to land, and Dreaming

Dispossession

A state of having something taken away from you, particularly your home or land

Stolen Generation

Seperation of Indigineous childrne from their families was government policy.

Moiety

Division among kinship groups, different tribes and clans.

Effect of Dispossession

Seperation from land and Seperation of Kinship

Land Rights Movement

Religious politcal movement, ensuring religous spirituality and culutural integrity is preserved

Native Title Act

1993, provides access to land that holds significance and challenges Terra Nullius

Eddie Mabo

1992, challenges the rights to possess the sacred lands

Wik Decision

1996, Court case about the fight for Native Title, coould coexist with pastroal leases (leasing land for farming)

Christiany

43.9%, trend is declining because of secularism but is the most popular religion in Australia

Non-Religion

Fastest growing catergory, being influenced by Secularism and believing in personal beliefs

Islam

3.2% in Australia, trend is rapid long-term growth, largest non-christian religion.

Judaism

0.4%, small but stable population, steady growth

Buddahism

2.4%, Increasing trned, post ‘White Australian Policy’ large Asian groups

Hinduism

2.7%, Fastest growing religion in Australia, Post white Australian Policy for open migration

White Australian Policy

A test to see if you were able to approve Australian standards, discontinued in 1970’s

Secularism

Seperation of government to religion

Individualism

Following society and what is trending, doing what you think is right.

Migration

Considered to be Australia’s biggest influence on the change of religious landscape.