Aboriginal Beliefs and Values

What is the central belief system of all Aboriginal cultures?

• The Dreaming

• The Enlightenment

• The Awakening

• The Renaissance

According to the Dreaming, what did the spirit ancestors create and shape?

• Cities and towns

• Rivers, mountains, forests, and deserts

• Oceans and seas

• Buildings and roads

What did the spirit ancestors create during the Dreaming?

• Only animals

• Only plants

• All people, animals, and vegetation

• Only humans

How do Aboriginal people refer to both the physical and spiritual features of the land?

• Territory

• Country

• Region

• Zone

According to the Indigenous view of the world, who owns the land?

• Individuals

• Groups

• Custodians (caretakers)

• The government

In the Indigenous view of the world, how are things shared?

• Things are not shared

• Things are shared between members of the group

• Things are sold to others

• Things are kept by individuals

What is valued in the Indigenous view of the world?

• Progress and change

• Continuity

• Individual ownership

• Scientific analysis

What is the basis of society in the Indigenous view of the world?

• Science

• Spiritual, connected, cultural, and environmental aspects

• Written culture

• Individual ownership

What is the name of the main spiritual ancestor of the Kulin Nation?

How old are Mungo Man and Mungo Lady thought to be?

• No one knows

• 40,000-50,000 years old

• 1 million years old

• 1,000-5,000 years old