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Aborigines are the indigenous people of Australia Aborigines are huntergatherers, live on the land Believe they and their ancestors have always lived here There are 100 different Aboriginal languages Although each tribe was different, they set up trading networks across the country

Art is a central part of Aboriginal life and is connected to land, law and religious belief. Aborigines create many different types of art Art was originally made for private and religious reasons The Dreaming is a balance between the spiritual world and the real world Art was created to help manifest things in real life