Abogrinal People Case Study

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Means nobody’s home in Latin. We use it to describe a territory that isn’t part of a state by international law.
An abogrinal person is an indigenous person. The person has specific rights based on their history made by the international or national law.
Aboriginals were the first people to live in Australia. They have many tribes still In Australia. They show their culture through; dance, music and art.
The abogrinal understanding of dreamtime Is the world about its creation and all its great stories. Its about the beginning of knowledge and from which the laws exists.
Is a feature of aboriginal social organization and family relationships in Australia. It’s about how people relate to each other and their roles, responsibilities in relation to one another.
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The traditional indigenous family structure is significantly different to the western view of a family unit. Abogrinal communities are all counted as family even if they’re not blood related. The aboriginals were removed from their families as children between the 1900s and 1960s. they were brought up by white foster parented or institutions.
In 1940s and 1960s any aboriginal person that were not full blood should be absorbed in the wider population. The commonwealth held a national conference and agreed on this. This was a case held in 1992. It was determined that indigenous people should be treated as equal before the law with regard to their rights over

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