Map of Victorian Aborigines language territories

This topic is divided into the following sections:

• Kinship and belonging;
• Indigenous nations;
• Who Are Indigenous Peoples Globally?

The first topic introduces you to the richness and diversity of Indigenous Australian Cultures. We introduce you to the classificatory system of kinship and the social organisation structures of Indigenous Australian communities which establish the relationship between people, totems and places in the landscape.

Learning Objectives

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the diversity of Indigenous Australian cultures both past and present.