The Aboriginal People of Australia, a kidcyber weblinks page

The Aboriginal people had already inhabited the Australian continent for about 40 000 - 60 000 years before European settlement.

To read about the original inhabitants of Australia, use the links on this page.

This is the Aboriginal flag.
To read about the Aboriginal flag, its history and its creator, go here
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/culture/the-flag.html

There were hundreds of Aboriginal languages and many nations. This is a database where you can search by state for names of Aboriginal nations and languages
http://www.ausanthrop.net/resources/ausanthrop_db/

General information about Aboriginal Australians
http://siekman.tripod.com/index.html

and also at this kidcyber page http://kidcyber.com.au/topics/Austdiscov.htm

Historical facts
http://library.thinkquest.org/28994/abhistory.html
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0805377.html

Introduction to Aboriginal technology
http://www.frogandtoad.com.au/aboriginies/technology.html

Traditional tools, weapons, housing
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/achievement/hunting.html
http://pals.dia.wa.gov.au/traditionalTools.aspx
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/the-dreaming/introduction.html About the Dreamtime, the time of creation.
http://www.indigenousaustralia.info/achievement/housing.html

http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/didgeridoo/music.html History of the didgeridoo, how it is made, played & decorated, myths about it.

Aboriginal art
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/culture/symbols.php About traditional paintings
http://www.aboriginalartonline.com/index.php These are modern paintings

Some information about the Arrernte people:

Here are some sites about the Pitjantjatjara people

Some information about the Kulin Nation, particularly the Wurundjeri and Boonerwrung people

Go here to find out about some famous Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders

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