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Syllabus notes on the dreaming. SOR1 religion class year 12. includes kinship, dreaming, spirituality, mabo, wik,etc.
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1.1. Discuss how Aboriginal Spirituality is determined by the Dreaming:● The Dreaming is the spiritual aspect of Aboriginal beliefs, encapsulating both the physical and
spiritual dimensions.
1.1.1. Kinship
● Kinship is a highly sophisticated network of relationships within Aboriginal cultures.
● Kinship:
○ Designates roles and responsibilities within tribes.
○ Creates a sense of belonging.
● Totems are a key aspect of kinship, tying the individual to the land, and determines where they
fall within the kinship system.
● Kinship is also linked to the Aboriginal beliefs around ancestral beings, as well as the
metaphysical connection of Aboriginal peoples to the Dreaming.
1.1.2. Ceremonial Life
● There are 4 key aspects of ceremonial life:
1. Rites of passage.
2. Social information.
3. Personal connections.
4. Spiritual connections.
1.1.3. Obligations to Land and People
● Aboriginal identity is inextricably connected to the Land, and to their Ancestral Beings
● Rituals and ceremonies are performed on sacred sites (which are on the land), and serve as a
meeting point between Aboriginal people and the Dreaming.
● As a result, Aboriginal people consider themselves caretakers of the land, as it is in their best
interests to maintain and preserve nature.
1.2. Discuss the continuing effect of dispossession on Aboriginal spiritualities in relation to:
1.2.1. Separation from the Land
● Loss of land directly resulted in loss of spiritual identity.
○ Since Aboriginal spirituality is directly and inextricably connected to the Land, and to
sacred sites, removing their access to the land inhibited their ability to fulfil spiritual and
moral responsibilities.
● As a result, Separation from the land led to the loss of Totemic identity, and the inherent
destruction of the intricate kinship framework which Aboriginal culture is based on.
1.2.2. Separation from kinship groups
● Compounding on separation from the land, removal from kinship groups destroyed thousands of
years of tradition, relationships and culture.
○ Aboriginal youth were not able to learn their traditional stories and beliefs.
○ Since Aboriginal spirituality is primarily oral, rather than written, the stories were lost as
community Elders passed away.
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