![]() The churches and temples of the Aboriginal people were natural features such as waterholes, mountains, and other places. There are also many Dreamings about the formation of minerals and gemstones, such as copper, opal, ochre and gold. ![]() The earth provides a home for many ‘good tucker’ creatures that burrow into it, such as Bandicoot, Wombat and Goanna. Land’s rights is a big issue, with the Western mindset generally unable to comprehend the strong link that the Aboriginal person has with the land that it is an integral part of his or her identity and very being. Their relationship with the land and its creatures was strongly linked through spiritual tradition and a concept similar (but very different) to the totemism of the American Indians. ![]() For the traditional Aboriginal person, they do not own the land, it owns them.
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