Australien

Aborigines with their traditional painting first humans, who immigrated on the continent, were the natives, also Aborigine (lat.

"off origine" = "from the beginning") mentioned.

The general designations "Aboriginal" or "Aborigine" come from the Europeans and by the natives are not used.

In Australia one meets increased the designation "Indigenous People".

Names give themselves individual clan and trunks like "Yolngu" (the north), "Murri" (the east), "Koori" (southeast), "Nanga" (the south), "Nyungar" (southwest), "Wonghi" (the west) and many different.

The Aborigines had already for a long time before the white man the country discovered, its own culture and develops languages.

Their life was adapted outstanding to the requirements of the country, their social order was developed well and its abilities and nature knowledge astonishes still today.