Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Aboriginal spirituality?

It makes no separation between the spiritual and the secular

What did the Mabo decision recognise?

Indigenous peoples have native title to land

Why are Elders in Aboriginal communities given significant status and respect?

They have valued sacred knowledge of Aboriginal spirituality

Aboriginal spirituality initiation ceremonies have the traditional role preparing young people

to undertake adult responsibilities

Which of the following statements about Aboriginal native title is true?

Wik Decision = native title coexists with pastoral leases.

What is the primary function of Aboriginal ceremonial life?

To link past, present and future

What effect do the Native Title Act & Mabo & Wik decisions have on Aboriginal spiritualities?

They contribute to revitalising Aboriginal traditions.

To what was Kevin Rudd referring in this part of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples?

Assimilation policies that had led to injustices

Burial in one’s ‘country’ is important in Aboriginal spirituality because

the deceased’s spirit can return to its ancestors

Which of the following is true of totems for Aboriginal peoples?

It is a life-force that symbolises relationships and connectness

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12SOR Aboriginal Spirituality Quiz

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1
Which of the following enabled pastoral leases and Native Title to co-exist?
Native Title Act 1993 (Cth)
Wik decision 1996
Mabo decision 1992
Native Title Amendment Act 1998 (Cth)
2
Which of the following is a distinctive feature of Aboriginal spirituality?
It values competition between Aboriginal communities
It places a high value on material possessions
It values competition within Aboriginal communities
It makes no separation between the spiritual and the secular
3
What did the Mabo decision recognise?
Aboriginal peoples have the right to negotiate
Indigenous peoples have native title to land
Australia was declared terra nullius
Native title overrules pastoral leases
4
Why are Elders in Aboriginal communities given significant status and respect?
They promote modern non-Aboriginal spiritualities
They lead negotiations for land rights claims
They encourage young Aboriginal people to study
They have valued sacred knowledge of Aboriginal spirituality
5
Aboriginal spirituality initiation ceremonies have the traditional role preparing young people
to develop a relationship with the religious traditions
for their struggle for Land Rights
for the effects of dispossession
to undertake adult responsibilities
6
Which of the following statements about Aboriginal native title is true?
Bringing them home report= first recognition of native title
Mabo Decision responded to Aboriginal deaths in custudy
Council for Ab. Rec'n recognised native title of seabeds
Wik Decision = native title coexists with pastoral leases.
7
What is the primary function of Aboriginal ceremonial life?
To celebrate the Dreaming
To commemorate past activities
To worship ancestral beings
To link past, present and future
8
Within Aboriginal spirituality, which of the following was a result of dispossession?
The declining importance of missions
Separation from kinship groups
A redefining of the concept of terra nullius
Racial Discrimination Act, 1975
9
To what does Aboriginal dispossession refer?
Loss of languge
Loss of land
Stolen generations
Loss of oral tradition
10
Which of the following is correct for the two statements below?
Statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false
Both statements are true.
Both statements are false
Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true
11
What effect do the Native Title Act & Mabo & Wik decisions have on Aboriginal spiritualities?
They support the concept of terra nullius
They contribute to revitalising Aboriginal traditions.
Addressing past economic injustices for Aboriginal people
They discourage the economic ambitions of pastoralists
12
To what was Kevin Rudd referring in this part of the Apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples?
Gap in health & education equality between ATSI's & others
Assimilation policies that had led to injustices
The ending of the White Australia policy
Empowering non-Aboriginal people for reconciliation
13
What aspect of Aboriginal spirituality best relates to this quotation?
Dreaming
Magic
Kinship
Art
14
Burial in one’s ‘country’ is important in Aboriginal spirituality because
the deceased’s spirit can be comforted
relatives can access the burial site
relatives can complete the burial rituals
the deceased’s spirit can return to its ancestors
15
What is the basis of the Dreaming?
Totem
Land
Kinship
Ceremonial life
16
Which of the following is true of totems for Aboriginal peoples?
connects individuals with the wider Australian community
It encourages separation from one’s country.
It is a life-force that symbolises relationships and connectness
Identifies relationship between individuals

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