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Sacred Aboriginal Sites/Areas. What is a sacred site?. Aboriginal people have a strong connection to the land. They believe that the hills, rocks, trees, waterholes and so on are the marks left behind by the ancestor spirits in the Dreamtime. . Uluru. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Sacred Aboriginal Sites/Areas
What is a sacred site?
Aboriginal people have a strong connection to the
land. They believe that the hills, rocks, trees,
waterholes and so on are the marks left behind
by the ancestor spirits in the Dreamtime.
UluruUluru means
‘meeting place’ and is sacred to the
Anangu aboriginal
people.Found in the Northern Territory
Kata Juta (The Olgas)
Kata Juta means ‘many heads’. The Aboriginals of this area believe this is the home of the snake Wanambi.
Found in the Northern Territory
Youambulla Caves These caves represent two
friends who camped at this
place while travelling in the
Dreamtime.
Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Arkaroo RockAkurra is the name given to the giant
serpents which created Wilpena Pound.There are many
paintings at Arkaroo Rock created in red,
yellow and white ochre and charcoal. An
archaeological dig at the main cave dated
the site as 5000 years old. Found in the Flinders Ranges,
South Australia
Death RockThe Aboriginal
people would bring those
near death to lie in its
shadow until they finally
passed away. Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia
Sacred CanyonThis canyon shows lots of
rock engravings representing
animal tracks, people,
waterholes and other symbols.
Found in the Flinders Ranges, South Australia
The GrampiansAboriginal people called the
Grampians Gariwerd.
The local people have left evidence of their lives, including ancient oven mounds, scatterings of
stone left over from tool making, rock art sites and the beliefs handed down
from one generation to the next. Found in the Victoria
Shell MiddensMiddens are shell mounds
built up over hundreds of years as a result of countless meals of
shellfish. They are found along ocean
coasts, rivers and inland lakes.
They may also hold pieces of clay, birds, fish, animal
teeth and bones, campfire charcoal, stone flakes and the remains of
tools. Found around the coasts of Australia
Scarred TreesScarred trees sites
are evidence of bark and wood
being removed for shields, shelters, coolamons and
canoes.
These trees can be found all over Australia.
You might see them along the River Murray.
The CoorongThe name Coorong
comes from an Aboriginal
word karangk meaning narrow neck. It is home to art, middens, burial sites and more.
The Ngarrindjeri peopl
e lived here for thousands of
years. South Australia