... aware that they were agreeing to something highly significant, as was Batman. However, whether this significance amounted to more than that achieved in a tanderrum ceremony in the Kulin's eyes is more debatable. It is first necessary to establish why 'the contract was a fraud' according to Presland and other ... were friendly and observed any restrictions imposed by their laws'.12 It is therefore possible that the Kulin believed they were performing a tanderrum ceremony. This would have meant that whilst Batman believed he was purchasing the land from the Kulin, they believed they ...

• Word Count: 1990
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... learning how to communicate by hand signals and mental telepathy and even the arts of transformation and illusion. Knowledge is passed down to her of bush medicine and foods, sacred ceremony and the secret business of both men and women! Integral to this tribe is respect to the land and worship to "Divine Oneness," sort of like the circle of life ... vice versa but Women's and Men's business are strictly segregated and exchange of knowledge is punishable by death • She witnesses aspects of sacred ceremony and totems with men. No woman is allowed to see men's sacred ceremony and totem....

• Word Count: 2022
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... the start, we see the initiation of the boys into the tribe, during their younger years. At the end of the film, we see Lorrpu and Milika participating in the ceremony marking their transition into manhood. What fills the space in the film between these two scenes is the depiction of the personal rites of passage that the three characters travel ... the domain of his conscience, the viewer understands that his welfare and quality of life is much improved. The initial stages of the film show Botj in the boy's circumcision ceremony. He looks to Lorrpu for support, and the guidance offered...

• Word Count: 2268
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography

... of pattern thinking among indigenous peoples worldwide. The relationship with nature gains knowledge and this knowledge is passed down through generations through various cultural practices such as art, dance and ceremony. Aboriginal Dreamtime is another way of passing this knowledge on through story. 'Old Aboriginal people have often stated that White Australians 'have no Dreaming', that is, they have ... ...

• Word Count: 2069
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate