Country (Aboriginal Australian sense)
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Aboriginal cultural concept
First Nations Australian concept
holistic cosmological concept
relational ontology
Country (in the Aboriginal Australian sense) is a holistic concept encompassing land, waters, skies, ancestors, stories, and law, embodying the spiritual, cultural, and relational foundations of Aboriginal identity and existence.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aboriginal cultural concept
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First Nations Australian concept ⓘ holistic cosmological concept ⓘ relational ontology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
NERFINISHED
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First Nations peoples of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo |
Aboriginal cultural practice
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Aboriginal governance ⓘ Aboriginal health and wellbeing ⓘ Aboriginal identity ⓘ Aboriginal land rights ⓘ Aboriginal law NERFINISHED ⓘ Aboriginal spirituality ⓘ Caring for Country practices ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Western notion of land as property ⓘ |
| definedBy |
Dreaming stories
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ancestral connections ⓘ ongoing responsibilities to place ⓘ relationships rather than ownership ⓘ songlines ⓘ |
| expressedThrough |
Acknowledgement of Country practices
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Welcome to Country ceremonies ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
Dreaming
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ancestors ⓘ ceremony ⓘ customary law ⓘ ecological relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ kinship ⓘ land ⓘ language ⓘ law ⓘ non-human beings ⓘ obligations ⓘ place-based knowledge ⓘ responsibilities ⓘ rights ⓘ sacred sites ⓘ skies ⓘ social relationships ⓘ songlines ⓘ spirit ⓘ spiritual relationships ⓘ stories ⓘ waters ⓘ |
| includes |
ancestral beings
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living beings ⓘ past, present and future generations ⓘ spirit beings ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Caring for Country
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Connection to Country ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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