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My Island Home is a song that an indigenous Australian man has written. He wrote it because he missed his place which was near or on  the coast but now he is in a desert Alice Springs, Australia. This song was not famous until Christine Anu sang her version. My Island Home was sang in the year 2000's Olympic which was held in Sydney.

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Aboriginals have many songs to sing as their cultural memorial.

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Bob Randall states in 'My Island Home', that "being alive connects you to everything". It means that no one is ever alone and you are one with everything.

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Bob Randall was an Aboriginal man who filmed the award-winning documentary KANYINI, and the children's book Nyuntu Ninti. both of these stories were made to each people young and old, Aboriginal and not, about the connection between the land and Indigenous, how Aboriginals lived back then and how important it is to care for the land and all that walk upon it

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There used to be about 250 Aboriginal languages but now there are only about 50 left. Many schools are trying to save the language by teaching it to their students.

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Family is valued through their culture, everyone as treated though they're equal and blood related. You don't need to be a brother, sister, daughter, mother, son, cousin or father. It's a matter of caring for others and respecting others.

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We may be different in many ways, but we should live in harmony with all things and each other all our days.

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Aboriginal Culture have celebrations which include a number of practices including weekly monthly and annual celebrations including cultural events

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the aboriginals didn't have any property to return to. They just kept moving so it will keep producing. If they stay on one place, everything there will no longer to be there so the aboriginals just keep moving on. They are very sustainable.

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The Aboriginal people had songs for every occasion. Usually songs were performed with dance. The songs told a story. They could also use songs to pass on information or beliefs to younger generations.

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Songs were used to direct people to certain places, like a map.

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Dance was used for every occasion. It was performed at ceremonies and special meetings. It was a respectful welcome, thank you to this land and special day or ceremony. This was used as a second language or tribal connection. Like us, it expresses themselves and their life. It is very traditional to pass on their dances, what happened to them, and the rules of their tribe.

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the numbers of languages are decreasing and people are trying to prevent the problem. Students learn aboriginal language as their language learning.

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All living things are the same. All living things are treated equally and have the same value. They will feel a connection with everyone and everything

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there used to be over 250 languages all around Australia but now the numbers have decreased and they are about 50 languages.

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Communication through song and dance is their way of expression and passing on a very important tradition. At a very young age their children were taught to perform through music, dance and song. It brought them all together, it made them connect through performing.

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The bush is our family, everything is, the animals the wildlife the trees the sand the land the ocean the sea and of course the fabulous bush tucker.

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Everything is family. The trees are our family, all the animals that live with us are our family. No one is without when you think and live that way. You are never alone.