Aboriginal People Walkabout Tradition

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The Aborigine people are the natives of Australia with many traditions and rituals, including their right of passage, the Walkabout. The Aborigine people are a very unique and cultured in almost every aspect of their daily lives. They have traditions like no one else and a different style of life unmatched by anyone in the world. One of the most famous, well known traditions is the Walkabout. The Walkabout consists of three stages: the preparation, the actual Walkabout, and the celebration after completion of the Walkabout.
The Aborigine people are the natives of Australia and have inhabited Australia for nearly 60,000 years. When the europeans discovered Australia, there were nearly 600 native Aborigine tribes and clans. They are semi-nomadic …show more content…

They saw their ancestors as heroes because of how long they survived, 30 years, which was a very long time back when the Walkabout first originated. The Walkabout also represents a child's coming of age and to show that his role in the village is going to increase. The main participants of the Walkabout is 12-13 year olds that will soon be old enough to take on more responsibilities in the village. The Walkabout is to see if the child can survive and if he will be able to take on his new role in the …show more content…

The Walkers can go anywhere they want but they have to survive and come back in six months. Most Walkers have a plan of where to go and where to avoid before they ever begin their walk. The majority of Walkers go to a valley. A valley offers protections, water, and are the easiest to survive in. Valleys are also the safest places to survive in. The Walker also has no tools like a compass, radio, or knife. They must create their own from the survival techniques they were taught prior to the Walkabout. The Walkers also know what plants and animals to avoid and which ones he can eat. The main food they look for are bush tomatoes, illawarra plums, lilli pillies, muntari berries, wattle seeds, kakadu plums, and bunya bunya nuts. They also create weapons, like spears and traps, to hunt for meat, like small game. The elders believe that the Walkabout is a time of reflection and finding yourself in the world. Many believe he Walker is guided by a spiritual power. The Walkabout is a time of reflection and thinking about how you can improve yourself and what you did wrong in your life. The Walkabout also teaches a Walker to respect the land and be thankful for what is given to him. The completion of the Walkabout is reached after six months and the Walker returns to the village. After the Walker has returned, he must declare that his role in the community is bigger and he

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