Australian aborigines

The Aboriginal People of Australia, a kidcyber weblinks page

The Aboriginal people had already inhabited the Australian continent for about 50 000 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/
http://www.dnathan.com/VL/austLang.htm

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

Traditional tools and weapons
http://pals.dia.wa.gov.au/traditionalTools.aspx
http://aboriginalart.com.au/culture/dreamtime2.html About the Dreamtime, the time of creation.

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

Some information about the Arrernte people:

http://www.aboriginalart.com.au/culture/default.htm Family, community, beliefs particularly as applied to the Arrernte people of Alice Springs. Includes a simple Arrernte dictionary.
Links to information about Aboriginal art, though more difficult text.
http://aboriginalart.com.au/culture/arrernte.html Follow links at the bottom of the page for more information
www.opbg.com.au/pdfs/.../Medicinal%20plants%20Walk.pdf Information about some of the uses of plants by the Arrernte people

Here are some sites about the Pitjantjatjara people

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