Country/Place - Glossary Term
A Country is a space mapped out by physical or intangible boundaries that individuals or groups of Aboriginal Peoples occupy and regard as their own. It is a space with varying degrees of spirituality.
A Place is a space mapped out by physical or intangible boundaries that individuals or groups of Torres Strait Islander Peoples occupy and regard as their own. It is a space with varying degrees of spirituality.
Content Description
The ways in which Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples maintain special connections to particular Country/Place
Elaborations
- explaining that some people have special connections to many Countries through, for example, marriage, birth, residence and chosen or forced movement
- discussing how some people are connected to one Country, for example, because it is ‘mother’s’ Country or ‘father’s’ Country
- describing the connections of the local Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Peoples with the land, sea and animals of their place