Australian Aborigines - Franziska Schuppel - Bog

Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject Cultural Studies - Miscellaneous, grade: 1,5, University of Leipzig (Philologische Fakultät), language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction
2. Traditional Aboriginal Culture
2.1 Religion and Spirituality
2.2 Dreamtime
2.3 The Aboriginal family
2.4 Family life today
3. Aboriginal mistreatment by the Australian government
3.1 Stolen Generation
3.1.1 Procedure and Aims
3.1.2 Consequences for aboriginal community
3.2 Land Rights Movement
3.2.1 Process
3.2.2 Situation today
3.3 Policy of Assimilation
3.3.1 Conception
3.3.2 Controversial aspect
4. Aborigine¿s Situation in modern Australian society
4.1 Problems
4.1.1 Alcohol
4.1.2 Criminality
4.2 Reconciliation movement
4.2.1 History
4.2.2 Importance
4.3 Aboriginal life today
4.3.1 Tourism as one source of income
4.3.2 Contemporary living conditions
5. Conclusion
6. Works Cited