Buka — can refer to:* Buka, Papua New Guinea, the war capital of Bougainville Province. * Buka Island is the second largest island in the Papua New Guinean province of Bougainville. * Buka Entertainment, a computer game publisher * Buka (music), the… … Wikipedia
Possum-skin cloak — [ frame|Sewn and incised possum skin cloak of Gunditjmara origin (Melbourne Museum)] Possum skin cloaks were a form of clothing worn by Australian Aborigines in the south east of the continent – present day Victoria and New South Wales.The cloaks … Wikipedia
Mokare — Statue of Mokare, Albany, Western Australia Mokare (c. 1800 26 June 1831) was a Noongar man, an Aboriginal man from the south west corner of Australia who was pivotal in aiding Euro … Wikipedia
art and architecture, Oceanic — ▪ visual arts Introduction the visual art (art) and architecture of native Oceania, including media such as sculpture, pottery, rock art, basketry, masks, painting, and personal decoration. In these cultures, art and architecture have often … Universalium
Dreamtime — This article is about the Australian Aboriginal mythological era. For other uses, see Dreamtime (disambiguation). In the animist framework of Australian Aboriginal mythology, The Dreaming is a sacred era in which ancestral Totemic Spirit Beings… … Wikipedia
List of Indigenous Australian group names — contains names and collective designations which have been applied, either formerly or in the past, to group of Indigenous Australians Note: It is very important to be aware that the term tribe is really not very useful in indigenous Australia.… … Wikipedia
Ngarrindjeri — culture is centered around the lower lakes of the Murray River. The Ngarrindjeri (literal meaning The people who belong to this land) are a nation of eighteen tribes (lakinyeri) consisting of numerous family clans who speak similar dialects of… … Wikipedia
Corroboree — For the frog of the same name see, corroboree frog. For the Split Enz album, see Waiata. WR Thomas, A South Australian Corroboree, 1864, Art Gallery of South Australia … Wikipedia
Avoidance speech — Avoidance speech, or mother in law languages , is a feature of many Australian Aboriginal languages and some North American languages and Bantu languages (called ukuhlonipha, to respect , in Zulu, for example) of Africa whereby in the presence of … Wikipedia
Northern Land Council — The Northern Land Council (NLC) is in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. It has its origins in the struggle of Australian Aboriginal people for rights to fair wages and land. This included the strike and walk off by the Gurindji… … Wikipedia