mind map by yiqing

1. Aboriginal identity

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:15:53 UTC

who are the First Nations people?

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:23:27 UTC

direct descendants that arrived in Australia from Africa 65000 years ago - t3

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:28:23 UTC

more than 250 indigenous languages including 800 dialects spoken by aboriginal people - t2

2. Kinship

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:31:41 UTC

how are Indigenous families connected through kinship?

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:34:43 UTC

it's the glue that binds culture, country, family and communication - t1

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:37:13 UTC

it’s how they identify themselves with their land and how they interact with one another - t1

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:38:47 UTC

a way of showing respect for seniority, knowledge and custodianship - t1

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:40:05 UTC

organises and makes sure everyone knows their relationships and shared responsibilities - t3

3. Language

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:44:35 UTC

why is language important to the Torres Strait Islander

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:46:09 UTC

kinship is the heart of their nation - t1

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:48:14 UTC

3 main languages spoken are Kala Lagaw Ya, Meriam Mir, Yumplatok - t2

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:49:52 UTC

language is survival. It keeps them strong - t2

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:52:17 UTC

language is more than communication, it plays a central role in their sense of identity - t2

4. Spirit

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-10 00:58:39 UTC

what the indigenous Australians hold sacred

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 02:43:50 UTC

spiritual belief is a sense of belonging to the land and ways to connect to their ancestor spirits - t3

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 02:47:24 UTC

"The Dreaming" gives meaning to everything and establish rules for relationship between people, known as customary law - t3

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 02:50:52 UTC

oral traditions such as stories, art, music and dance - t3

5. Colonisation

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 03:06:43 UTC

where are they now?

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 03:10:27 UTC

policies used to remove the First Nations from their homes have damaged many vital kinship links - t1

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 03:13:13 UTC

the intergenerational effects of disconnection led many First Nations in out-of-home care today - t3

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-12 03:14:37 UTC

Ngaiyuriija Ngunawal Language Group are revitalising their language, recovering language through journals and tapes - t2

yiqingfoo — 2023-11-15 03:15:49 UTC

the 3 foundations of kinship are moiety, totems and Skin names - t1