{"id":1445,"date":"2017-11-02T04:44:45","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T04:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/course.oeru.org\/inda101\/?page_id=1445"},"modified":"2017-11-02T04:44:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T04:44:45","slug":"indigenous-nations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/inda101\/learning-pathways\/kinship-and-social-organisation\/indigenous-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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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.<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

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Read\/View TWO of the following:<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

The Wiradjuri nation<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

Charles Sturt University is primarily based on Wiradjuri country. When you think of the distance between different CSU campuses, at Wagga Wagga, Bathurst and Dubbo for example, you get a sense of the size of Wiradjuri nation.\n<\/p>\n

Macdonald, G. (2001). Does \u2018culture\u2019 have \u2018history\u2019? Thinking about continuity and change in central New south Wales<\/a>. In Aboriginal History. Vol 25. Pp. 176-199. Online\n<\/p>\n

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The Arrernte nation are desert people from country which now spans South Australia and the Northern Territory, including Alice Springs.\n<\/p>\n

Perkins, R. (2008). First Australians, Episode 4 \u2013 No other law.<\/i><\/a> video clip
\nThe Kulin nation<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

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The Kulin nation are people from what is now Victoria, and their country includes Melbourne. They are a confederation (or a grouping) of 5 different clan groups who shared common language.
\nYarra City Council. (2013). The Aboriginal History of Yarra<\/a>. Online. Accessed 26\/7\/15.\n<\/p>\n

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Indigenous Diversity<\/b>\n<\/p>\n

Reflect again on this map of Aboriginal Australia<\/a> which we looked at in the previous topic.\n<\/p>\n

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\nThe 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.\n<\/p>\n

As you read, identify features that are related to:\n<\/p>\n