First Fleet
Aboriginal Perspective
first australians
Jackawal sisters from the north give birth to mankind.
In central Australia they believe people who disobeyed the laws were turned into stone. They believe the landscape was formed by a large being who returned to the sky. The land became scared to Aboriginal people.
The three jackawal sisters
The Aboriginal people believed Jackawal sisters from the north give birth to mankind.
The first fleet
This is one of the ships on the first fleet in fact this one was the first one to land on "New Holland" which is now called Australia.This is they day they call "Australia day" but Aboriginal people call it " invasion day".
The Aboriginal Flag
This is the famous Aboriginal flag.
- Black: Represents the Aboriginal people of Australia
- Yellow: Represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector
- Red: Represents the red earth, the red ocher and a spiritual relation to the land
Pre 1770
Australia has two indigenous groups -Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
There are over 250 diverse languages
trading between each group of aborigines was common