A multicultural Australia : the indegenous ceremonies & cultural heritage

Australia was first a state of immigrants. 10 million of its inhabitants were born overseas.

Multiculturalism

Even with about 2 people living per km², Australia gathers more than 260 different languages. But the evils from the past haven't quite ended yet. The country still faces some racism against the Arborigiines even if the situation has quite improved. The Harmony Day was created to celebrate diversity. This year it took place on the 21st of March.

There are two kinds of indegenous tribes : the Arborigines and the Torres Strait Islanders. But people mostly call them all Arborigines or  indegenes.
Their ceremonies are part of their heritage from the past. During those, they play music and they dance. The most famous instrument used by the Arborigines is the Didgeridoo or Yidaki. But sadly this instrumen has also been taken by the non-natives for producing non-native music. One of the most famous singers of the Torres Strait Islanders is Christina Aru. She considers herself as a spokeswoman of her tribe and of all the other indegenes. Now most of their songs ar protest songs, except from those they play during their ceremonies along with their dances. Indeed their culture is based mostly on music and dance. They celebrate almost everything, and their ceremonies can take place for any occasion such as for fire and rain.

The man is holding a Didgeridoo.

When I went to the Kakadu National Park, I met some indegenous people. It really is something to do. It can bring you so much, humanly and culturaly speaking. These people are great.

The indegenous art is also very important in their culture. They have the oldest living culture in the World. Their ancestors were nomadic hunter who lived in harmony with nature. Their art is mainly paintings, engravings and sculptures, but they also paint their bodies during the ceremonies.

A tribe ceremony