Religious+Expression+In+Australia

Glossary Of Terms:

cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions
**Multicultura**l Of pertaining to or representing several different cultures

aspects of more than one religion
 * Multi faith **

Aboriginal spirit or soul distinguished from physical nature
 * Aboriginal Spirituality **

State or fact of being of Kin, family relationship
 * Kinship **

The belie that ancestral and spirits moved across the land creating life and geographical fetures, usually explained as stories, paintings or dance.
 * The Dreaming **

property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being
 * Native Title **

Procedure in which information is recorded about the members of a given population
 * Census **

Set up by Government usually run by religious leader. Set up to “better” the lives of Aboriginals. Ate, slept and were taught to “Act white, think white , be white”
 * Missions **

Land which belongs to no-one
 * Terra Nulius **

A group of people united by Kinship and descent.
 * Clan **

Certain groups categorised by family which share the same language
 * Skin Groups **

A plant or animal used to identify skin groups.
 * Totems **

something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion
 * Heritage **

Devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose
 * Sacred **

__** ACTIVITY **__ Print out the table below, cut out words and defentition , match defentitions and stick into books (when words need to be used flick back to book and have the defentitions at the palm of your hand)


 * //**Multicultural**// || Devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose ||
 * //**Multi faith**// || ====cooperative and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions ==== ||
 * //**Aboriginal Spirituality**// || something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth; an inherited lot or portion ||
 * //**Kinship**// || Of pertaining to or representing several different cultures ||
 * //**The Dreaming**// || A plant or animal used to identify skin groups. ||
 * //**Native Title**// || aspects of more than one religion ||
 * //**Census**// || Certain groups categorised by family which share the same language ||
 * <span style="font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">//**Missions**// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Aboriginal spirit or soul distinguished from physical nature ||
 * <span style="font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">//**Terra Nulius**// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">A group of people united by Kinship and descent. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">//**Clan**// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">State or fact of being of Kin, family relationship ||
 * <span style="font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;">//**Skin Groups**// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Land which belongs to no-one ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> //Totems// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">The belie that ancestral and spirits moved across the land creating life and geographical features, usually explained as stories, paintings or dance. ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> //Heritage// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Set up by Government usually run by religious leader. Set up to “better” the lives of Aboriginals . Ate, slept and were taught to “Act white, think white , be white” ||
 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> //Sacred// || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Procedure in which information is recorded about the members of a given population ||
 * ==== <span style="font-family: Aparajita,sans-serif; font-size: 13pt;"> //Interfaith Dialogue// ==== || <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">property right which reflects a relationship to land which is the very foundation of Indigenous religion, culture and well-being ||

__<span style="border-collapse: separate; color: #1426e6; font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px; margin-bottom: 0cm;">QUESTIONS: __ <span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the General Assembly in 1948, states “<span style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;">Everyone has the right…to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.” Explain how this quote is true relating it to Aboriginals and their belied or worship towards The Dreaming.



<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">ANSWER :

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">Everybody does has the right to manifest in his or her religion or belief, this is highlighted throughout The Dreaming practised and believed by the Aboriginals and Torres Straight Islanders of Australia. Throughout history there has been a great deal of debate around the issue of actually letting Aboriginals and Torres straight Islanders practice there beliefs. The Dreaming is The belie that ancestral and spirits moved across the land creating life and geographical features, usually explained as stories, paintings or dance, this to the “white people” was silly and impossible. Due to the stolen generation and the dispossession of Children known as assimilation put into play in during the 19th century, missions were set up by the Government to “better” the lives of Aboriginals and better yet teach them whilst they are young. The children were there taught to “act white, think white and be white”. They were stripped of their culture, beliefs and language and forced to learn that of the white people. This went on for some years until reconciliation was introduced due to the human rights violation which provided an alternative to its original state, in the hope to restore relationships and Australian Culture that had been dismissed yet resurrected.

__** QUESTION TWO **__ <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Explain the effects migration has had on Australia's religious traditions



<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;">ANSWER:

Due to migration and multiculturalism Australians religious traditions have increased immensely. There has been the introduction of new religions, converting of religious traditions and increase of certain religions. Introductions of new religions has risen as there had been new religions added to the census. Due to these new religious traditions there has been many people who have converted due to relationships or simply due to strict rules and customs thrusted upon one whilst practising certain religions, some of the population began to identify themselves with “no religion” seen during the 1901 Census were 1% of the Australian population was categorised under “no religion” simply due to the fact that they might not want anybody knowing or do not really believe of have faith in anything. Due to having more people come into the country the population rises and rises also increasing the number of people joining religions here in Australia, also seen throughout the census for example in the increase of Europeans arriving in Australia after World War one increased the number of orthodox churches, Italian migration increased the number of Catholic churches and the increase of the Asian and Middle east population arriving in Australia increased the number of Buddh ist churches.

__** BIBLIOGRAPHY **__

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<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"> Joanne Duque