The myth of Aboriginal stories being myths | Jacinta Koolmatrie | TEDxAdelaide
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- Опубліковано 15 чер 2024
- For more than 50,000 years there were over 200 different groups of people living on the landmass now referred to as Australia. All of these groups formed a strong understanding of the land. This knowledge was passed down through thousands of generations. Who holds this knowledge today and is it respected in Australian society? Jacinta Koolmatrie explores these questions and connects them to her own experiences as an Adnyamathanha person. Jacinta Koolmarie is an Adnyamathanha and Ngarrindjeri person who grew up in Port Augusta. Last year she won the Flinders University’s Ken Wanganeen Medal as the most outstanding Indigenous student for her studies in archaeology.
Jacinta is currently working on her Masters thesis, researching Adnyamathanha yura malka (rock art), with a focus on centring Indigenous knowledge. At the beginning of 2017, Jacinta began working at the South Australian Museum with the aim of changing the way museums portray and work with Aboriginal people. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
My 23 year old daughter Jessica told me about the monster who eats children from your culture. She was raised with the stories and legends of my group of people. Trolls, dragons, banshees, ifrets, demons, shadow people. My children love books and were raised from birth to love the books and stories of the Elders. The Elders are wisdom keepers that knew how to keep the groups safe and alive in times of danger. I respect you SO much for keeping this Elder wisdom alive!!!
TERESA PANNELLS I’ve seen the shadow people
We need more Aboriginal people telling us about this stuff! I want to know more and more about this beautiful country I live in.
Sister girl did an amazing job. It still confuses me that I get called Uncle because of my age but its pure respect and knowledge. I don't know if its because I know enough or if its just respect. What I do know is I can teach my kids and others what I know about our culture from my perspective and family's stories.
Actually that thought was a mindblower.
I'm not very well versed in my history unfortunately but the fact you want to know more as I'm assuming a non Indigenous is amazing. We got some really cool stories. A good thing to remember is our "gods" are just part of the land and so our stories are about protecting the land. We are one with the ground we stand upon. That much has always stuck with me.
Unfortunately, its much harder to when they're much more impoverished than white people along with Australia still being extremely Eurocentric..
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Was great to see Sir David Attenborough recognise that Aboriginal “myths” tell of actual historical events (The Great Barrier Reef creation). Even better seeing a sister propelling that fact.
Please link me to the evidence that you have of this.
You liar.
Attenborough is a liar and has been proven to be!
Hollys Buddy Maybe when you have over 70 years experience in studying and teaching natural history under your belt I’ll consider your claim. Until then, you look like nothing but a bigot.
@@campbell953 Still does not change the fact he is a liar and has been caught out - twice!
When I consider the Australian aboriginals, I see such a beautiful people with such a rich and wonderful history that we all can learn from. I see you, my sister.
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What rich and wonderful history from a population that couldn't figure out how to light a fire despite living in a continent for a millennia. And that beast is far from being "beautiful".
@@reez1728 spot on mate
@@reez1728 @Reez They have oral traditions that correlate with stories from all around the world; from South America, Greece, China , West Africa, South Africa, and the list goes on. If you take time be quiet and listen with no bias... you might learn something intriguing about the origins of humanity as the so called "cvillized" have mostly forgotten or don't really care about.
You need to read some of the ethnic data in the UWA library. Many Aboriginal practices were just cruel to the younger members of their people.
Absolutely amazing. Further proof of the importance of oral histories and the power of indigenous people's knowledge
for me is fascinating ,people 50.000 years continuity Aboriginian !!
The 50 millenium living in Australian continent , and in 1967 , that is yesterday , if we take to consider 50 mileniums , Progressive democratic modern United Kingdom consider them animals . So sad .
@@bartsimpson8616 We have stories of history dating back pretty much double that and historian teams have provided evidence for it. There's a reason we are called "The oldest culture in the world"
@@blackdog6969 couldn't have said it any better unk
When I was a boy, I was aware that my father knew of a corroborree ground and a sacred cave on our old farm, Being a boy I asked him to show me. I remember clearly he got a far-away look in hise eye and he said 'Boy, I promised long ago not tell.'
he never did. He took those locations with him to the grave. That day he taught me a lesson about integrity and the Goori people I have never forgotten.
Wait, why did he refuse to tell you?
There are lots of reasons to not share stories of the land. When you tell stories they become watered down, change as the audience relate to them and fill the gaps with their own meanings.
WinterBornActual said his father promised not to tell of the sacred sites, and that is what he did.
We can’t be sure about his reason, maybe it was the same reason people forget Aboriginals lead the explorers to cross the continent, and worked in factories, farms and homes for half a minimum wage.
@@t3liph0n3 oral history naturally distorts though, but at least the memory would still be there to some degree, unlike not having any story and just letting the entire history die instead, because you'd refuse to see the inevitable that oral history is very malleable...
There are plenty of documented indigenous oral histories where they have shown direct links to historical events that happened tens of thousands of years ago even, including, as the woman mentioned here, possible mentions referring to megafauna. It may have inevitably been distorted, but that information is still very interesting, telling, and up there with oldest forms of recorded history throughout human history. Imagine if just one person on that line refused to tell that story, then you wouldn't even hear a syllable of that recorded history today...
As for the half a minimum wage thing, what has that got to do with anything?
I am trying to say, not telling the story is sometimes the story.
@@t3liph0n3 uhh elaborate on that logic? Because that sounds counter intuitive to me, unless if there's an added story to why you couldn't relay the other story, then it makes no sense otherwise. Because if you don't add an explanation, then you're not going to learn from the absence of the story, are you? This guy never said about a possible other story, just that to HIM the absence of a story was about 'integrity' despite that integrity costing the entire spiritual knowledge, and preservation of the sacred sites of his people's entire land...
This is the same narrative here in the USA. The stories might be in different words, but the knowledge is there. It's valid.
What knowledge?
@@anarchoaristocracy8368 this knowledge,, Tinman Bigfoot Tracker Channel Canada British Columbia.
@@SupernaturalBeingsofEarth Irrelevant. Feed yourself without having to rely on others.
The oldest ground axes found in Kimberly area and aged 65,000 years, I've two found in the mid 1980s by papa David(who's alive) same make style, same type rock but I'm in Alabama.
Many stories.
@@sandmtnirishred So? We all have stories. We all contribute towards the making of Australia. BTW Aboriginals failed to progress. They didn't progress. No written language, no bronze or iron ages, no cities etc.
respect to you for getting on that stage and sharing from the heart
Honest clear and proud representative spokes woman. Well done ✊🏽🔥
Proud to demand more than every other race in Australia and finding fools who buy this and who are willing to pay. My children's struggles in life are just as important as any Aboriginals. They deserve equality. Try treating ALL Australians equally please. Australia today is made up of a myriad of races/ethnicities from all over the world and each and every person irrespective of race/ethnicity deserves EQUAL rights. Hopefully, we will not create an apartheid state.
@@Ray-wm8dz what more are they demanding?
@@ratboygirl Exactly. Well, instead of striving and insisting on being treated like all other races, Aboriginals are now trying to enshrine these extra rights and benefits in a "treaty". Don't let that happen. Every Australian irrespective of race deserves EQUAL treatment. No one race is more important than another race
@@Ray-wm8dz what extra rights and benefits, though?
Spokeswoman is one word
Yes u are here, alive and beautiful and we hear u!!!! Loud and clear
I absolutely LOVE your articulation, your speech pattern, your way of conveying your thoughts, stories of your people across to others.....you are amazing!!! I wish you nothing but happiness in your walk through life helping the rest of us understand the truths!!!
You are not "forgotten" it is your choice to remain outside of society.
People from all round the world, from rich and ancient cultures, come to Australia to be a part of our multicultural and diverse society. They come here because we offer a safe and tolerant place were they can work, live and prosper.
Why is it that people who are born with this opportunity on their doorstep choose not to partake.
Why do you accuse our inclusive and generous society of denying access when it is plainly apparent that a diverse range of cultures thrive here.
You are spreading lies and divisive propaganda, while enjoying the benevolent and charitable nature of the people you slander.
@@Ray-wm8dz considering the constitution pushes aborigines under the rug and the education systems doesn't really teach about aboriginal people and culture, i don't think thats the case........
@@Ray-wm8dz Listen more than you speak.
@@MercyMburuNyakio You support one race over another? I face prejudice but you tell me not to speak out. Interesting. How about listening to me or don't I matter in your world view? ps Don't see you speaking out say against the present racism in oh, South Africa for example where whites (I'm not white) are LEGALLY prejudiced against for jobs. Look it up. All assistance using tax payer monies should be on the basis of need, never on the basis of race. All entry to jobs and courses should always be on the basis of merit and capability, never on the basis of race. We have to learn to treat ALL races EQUALLY. Racism occurs when we treat one race differently from another race.
@@MercyMburuNyakio One major problem in Kenya for example is tribal/race affiliations which has prevented the country from pulling together as one people, one country. Some of us are trying our best to steer our country away from that which separates us and instead focus on our common shared commitment to the country where positions are not based on tribe and race but on ability and merit.
This is true of all cultures. You need to look into all myths to see how they become so pervasive. One of the most obvious ones in the flood myth, which is universal. We commonly know it as the story of Noah’s ark. Many cultures have this myth of a hero/s surviving a great deluge. This can probably be traced back to the end of the last ice age 11000 years ago.
The more important/dangerous/catastrophic the event, the more likely the story will be passed on.
Other stories involve ancient shapes occurring in the night sky that can be explained as plasma events in the atmosphere from solar ejections. Some of these shapes have been painted around the world.
@Ylnevaeh Stsoh no
Noah's Ark is no more "universal" than stories of dragons, which appear in many cultures around the world. Many cultures have mythologies chock full of different kinds of gods, superhumans, monsters which have no close recent comparison to any real animal in the fossil record, etc. Whose myths are correct? You're certainly not gonna come up with a realistic justification for Noah's Ark, one of the modt ridiculous myths present in the bible
@Ylnevaeh Stsoh who said anything about Noah's Ark? take your own advice. read the original comment back
@Ylnevaeh Stsoh It's true that many other religikns are just as ridiculous, but Id bet that the reason christianity gets as much hate as it does is due to some of the more questionable quotes in the bible, and due to how much genocide, oppression, and general atrocities it has been the driving force behind. not that it's necessarily the religion itself's fault that ppl chose to commit atrocities abd use the bible as justificstion, im just speculating why christianity gets hated on more than other religions. in contrast to islam and christianity, other religions which largely claim to preach peace, tend to have historically had more peaceful followers, at least from the western world's point of view
@@joedorben3504 the Bible is a book of allegories as are all religious texts the events depicted are not temporally accurate descriptions but instead a composite of similar relatable instances. You are here as a result of many “atrocities” committed by your forebears, don’t be ungrateful.
Thank you Jacinta. How culturally informed and aware our community, society and education centres would be if discussions like this were introduced sooner!! Our true history and First Nations' history and cultural relevancy/significance needs to be acknowledged. Now. thank you for your time Jacinta, we look forward to progress!!
Dear Jacinta, It is so important that your stories be told and your songs be shared, if permission is granted. Your songlines are like the leylines between the volcanoes and pyramids around the world. You weave the spirit of the land.
Well presented with a Honest and Truth telling approach. Loved Jacinta Koolmatrie's talk. thank you Jacinta.
I love witnessing the resurgence of the indigenous peoples of the world. They have much to teach us about working with nature instead of trying to tame it. Best wishes
It's really not resurgence . Just arrogance masked by ignorance by the masses . These stories are being told daily, passed by and down to the generations even when the Australian colonial government forbade it by law
Actually, Aboriginals in Australia get MORE than every other race here. All the rest have to not only put food on their own tables but also feed an Aboriginal. Aboriginals get into courses on lower marks, get jobs on lower qualifications and even have jobs CREATED only for Aboriginals. That is pure racism. I want my children to have the same rights and benefits as Aboriginals. It is that simple.
@@Ray-wm8dz were you colonised!? Were your people gunned down like rodents for land and their resources!? Was your culture, beliefs, language, and history beaten out of you as a stolen generation child!?? Why do people treat them like you do!! Because you fear them.
@@navajoauckland6003Don't live in the past. Read carefully. Every other race in Australia has to pay for an Aboriginal. I don't know about you but isn't that kind of shameful? Or are you so inured to accepting handouts that you demand, beg and take from others? Have just a little bit of pride and stand on your own two feet without handouts. Less talk, more action and by that I mean go work and pay your own way.
@@Ray-wm8dz that is a good example of how the government corrupts indigenous people
This could (and should) be said of all cultures' mythologies. There's always some truth at the root and wisdom intended to be passed down.
Troy was thought to be a mythical city until it was found and the list could literally go on forever.
Big difference.
Troy was about people not monsters.
Greeks had writting.
Far more sophisticated society.
@@warwicklewis8735 this guy knows about writting.
@@randmcnally9525 he doesn't know much about archaeology...Troy has not been "found" there is still no definitive site that matches all the clues given by Homer.
Tell me what hidden truth is there in the story of Atlas holding up the world ??
Or the rainbow serpent movements making the rivers and lakes ??
Santa Claus and Easter bunnies leprechauns and unicorns ??
Some tales are told purely for entertainment or to explain things that ancient people didn't understand they have no deeper meaning.
@@warwicklewis8735 this is true of troy. however it must be said homer's writing is replete with gods and demigods who are active forces which is not strictly true. i don't believe the presence of entertaining stories doesn't preclude the existence of knowledge in myths, particularly if you expand the scope of truth to admit stories which serve to influence one's behaviour (moral/ethical/or as referred to in the vid, to alert to potential dangers). in this case we could add to entertainment and explanation a third reason for telling tales - allegory.
@@randmcnally9525 the ancient Greek references to gods and demigods was used to explain emotion and passion the things today we call subconscious.
Yes many stories do have moral or social lessons.
Plenty of others are merely entertainment.
Or tales that have lost the original intent through social drift.
Many are simply broad warnings to scare children and make them aware of the danger of wandering of alone or going near dangerous places.
The animal described in this particular story the diprotodon was a herbivorous giant marsupial it posed no danger to humans.
In fact it had far more to fear of humans than they did of it.
The premise that this is some kind of ancient tradition passed down through generations only works if you selectively pick out the facts that suit a preconcieved assumption.
The story may well have been an allegory warning children of the dangers of wandering of into the bush.
It may even be good advice to seek shelter in a tree.
But the story that it is some kind of preserved memory is nothing but a fairytale.
A fairytale told to make aboriginals believe that they have a special super power relating to their mythology.
They don't their stories are not based on facts any more or less than any other people all of who have myths legends and stories.
Great talk, I really appreciated the delivery and content.
We can have wisdom from both knowledge sets,
traditional Aboriginal knowledge and Western.
(Me: living on Nyoongar Country WA).
I love culture... I love the aboriginal people... it hurts me to know these people like my people due to the color of our skin is cast out and forgotten by mainstream society 😢
You are not "forgotten" it is your choice to remain outside of society.
People from all round the world, from rich and ancient cultures, come to Australia to be a part of our multicultural and diverse society. They come here because we offer a safe and tolerant place were they can work, live and prosper.
Why is it that people who are born with this opportunity on their doorstep choose not to partake.
Why do you accuse our inclusive and generous society of denying access when it is plainly apparent that a diverse range of cultures thrive here.
You are spreading lies and divisive propaganda, while enjoying the benevolent and charitable nature of the people you slander.
I stand with you, as a native ojibwe in Turtle Island. Our histories are very similar.
@Kirby Weller I grew up in the poor suburbs, went to a public school, didnt finish high school, got no further education or trade skills and now work with no real job security driving trucks.
I have seen no real increase in my income for 25 years while the cost of living has soared.
Hardly a position of privilege by any standard.
My grandparents were working class poor from the tenements of Glasgow they migrated here in the 50s to escape extreme poverty and hardship.
They chose to take the risk and heartache of leaving everything they knew behind because Australia offered opportunity and a chance at a better life for those who were willing to put in a fair days work.
Australia still offers that opportunity and it attracts poor people from all over the globe who live in countries that don't offer any chance of a decent standard of living.
The only privilege I have is that I was born in a country that rewards effort and enterprise over laziness and entitlement.
All those people who live in this country have got the same privileges.
If you make the decision not to take advantage of what this country has to offer that is a choice you have made.
My definition of privilege would be more along the lines of receiving millions in mining royalties without ever lifting so much as a shovel full of ore.
Or being allowed to live in some remote and beautiful place provided with generous monetary payments and free housing when clearly there is no chance of ever becoming less of a burden on the taxpaying community.
Like all the left wing deluded SJWs you are mistaking effort for privilege.
Australia offers equality of opportunity but only equal effort guarantees equality of outcome.
@@warwicklewis8735 Imagine the lives of you and her are reversed. Stay with that thought a long time without rebutting it or even saying BUT
@Mr. White So, you have set up a hierarchy that suits your hierarchy, eh?
I like some of the initiatives that the New Zealand government did by integrating Te reo Moari into schools during the 80's. There has been a resurgence in the popularity of the language. Language gives a great insight into a culture and creates a generation that have some knowledge of a culture that once existed there and hopefully will perpetuate to the next generation.
We had to fight for that. Not one thing was given that someone didnt fight tooth and nail for. I remember.
this is amazing! ❤️ i feel the exact same way about the indigenous people here in the u.s.
You are a beautiful person! Be proud and don't let your stories and culture die out. We decimated the native americans here in america. Love you soooo much!
True but don't make others pay for you telling your stories.
I appreciate all these comments that go out of their way to say how beautiful and well spoken she is. Not awkward in the least!
I noticed that dark skinned people are always targeted for destruction. I rarely see Australians with sun kissed skin. Apparently these people mated with their conquerors.
@@gloriariggs8338 facts
@@gloriariggs8338 If they werwe targets for destruction then the colonizers would've been perfectly capable of genociding them out of existence, but no genocide wasn't the goal, it was taking over the land. That's about enough, saying they were ''targeted for destruction'' is ham.
PBS Eons has a video about a similar topic! It is fascinating that stories hold real history! It reminds me to look back at western sacred texts that I have been exposed to and see them also as stories. And of course I go to storytelling sessions whenever I can, no matter what background the storyteller has.
What a great speaker! Clear, measured speech, no notes, conversational. Briliant!
Keep the lectures going sister that was brilliant...I think you spoke volumes to all of us . God bless your work darlin
Loved the speech!
This sounds just like what the Native Americans have been put through. Almost complete genocide from sea to shining sea. Complete strangers claiming the spoils and dictating however they please.
What Australian aboriginal people are going through, the Native Americans went throught its just that we were wiped out more and shoved under the rug, same for canadian natives, alaskan natives, greenlanders, and Pacific islanders including Hawaiians. The amazonian native are going through it now.
@@bradencharley8125 why did you word it like that? You could have said the Native Americans in Canada, Greenland, the US and Amazon. They are the same group of ethnicities
It is the choice to remain outside of society.
People from all round the world, from rich and ancient cultures, come to Australia to be a part of our multicultural and diverse society. They come here because we offer a safe and tolerant place were they can work, live and prosper.
Why is it that people who are born with this opportunity on their doorstep choose not to partake.
Why do you accuse our inclusive and generous society of denying access when it is plainly apparent that a diverse range of cultures thrive here.
You are spreading lies and divisive propaganda, while enjoying the benevolent and charitable nature of the people you slander.
Ray, you’re failing to see it from their point of view. We’re forcing our way of life on them, no different than you being super patriotic and not wanting someone to change your way of life. They were here for a lot longer than us, you have to think past your own existence.
the thing is, a lot of the NA genocide came from the spread of disease, while this was somewhat true of the Aboriginals, they were literally hunted and killed by hand. Not that no NA were, but there was mote of a concerted effort to wipe the Aboriginals out. As a result, Im pretty sure there are no longer any pure blooded Tasmanian Aboriginals anymore, though Im not sure about Australian Aboriginals as a whole
This is beautiful! I never was interested in traveling to Australia until I began to study the Aboriginal groups. I’ve always known the basics, but from a very colonial perspective. I teach cultural studies, so now my research begins with and is mostly focused on the indigenous groups of any nation I’m planning to teach. And now I’m seeing Australia as an entirely different place. I’m also a griot and although it’s a west African tradition I use stories from many indigenous groups globally. I’m amazed at some of the connections I’m finding with African, Australian Aboriginal, Polynesian, and indigenous American stories. The stories have their own unique qualities, but I’m coming across stories that have nearly identical mainlines if you remove names, locale, and fauna/flora. For stories to be so similar in different parts of the world it’s a testament to how powerful oral traditions must be. Some must be before various groups branched off. “Prehistoric” is more recorded than credit is given. Mythologies are simply collections of stories of a culture or belief systems…the concept that they are imaginary or untrue just isn’t a proper understanding of the definition. Western scholars seem to forget that knowledge was passed through storytelling before it was written and written text offers no more truth than oral tradition. History can be found in both, fantasy can be found in both.
well spoken. good words. thank you.
She lies. Aboriginals today get MORE than every other race in Australia. That is not a good thing as we all now have to pay to feed not only our own families but an Aboriginal as well through our taxes. Treat ALL Australians equally please irrespective of race/ethnicity. I have equal rights to land as any Aboriginal. I am Australian.
This is part of our Aussie culture that should be upheld at all costs
I like how you ended it all .. You beautiful culture has been so suppressed .. I am at this time studying Australia for all its mystery land developments that have occurred, with plenty of evidence that shows how the land was fully controlled in the past from one end to another ... It can be shown they worked the land completely , even to the point of flattening almost everything... It is extraordinary.
It offers an advanced society nothing mate. Facts.
Amazing, brilliant, jaw-dropping storytelling and wisdom!
Thank you Jacinta for sharing your story and your work
Keeping that flame burning sister we must nurture these embers and pass on the warmth of knowledge and respect for our mother .
For some reason it's very hard to get this point across to some non indigenous people. Sharing now.
Wow....and I just saw a video about megafauna that gave no credit to the aboriginal people that shared the stories. I'm so glad I found her and explains aboriginal history.
Well done! Yes! We need to honour our elders and record their Dreamtime stories.. before they’re gone!!❤❤
Very moving speech. And such good points, especially the last one. xx
Im a white Australian and I recently took a trip to New Zealand and I have to admit they treated the original owners of the land far better. Its so sad we did too little too late.
It's because the Maoris fought for their rights and came to a treaty with the British to end the war.
It's a terrible thing what happened to the aboriginals of Australia. But that's what this world is full of (invasion) and if you're too weak to defend yourself then unfortunately there are consequences. It would have been the same when indigenous tribes went to war.
On a side note though, this TED talk is ridiculous. 2 stories, the first is plausible but the second is just nonsense- what's a giant snake have to do with uranium?
There is no comparison between Maori and Aboriginals. That's why they're treated differently.
@paul w here we go. Based on what, champ?
@@chriswatson1698 no we weren't. My Tipuna were not 'Farmers' in any Pakeha sense at all. Sure, they cultivated the Kumara but it was in a manner more akin to gardening than 'farming'. The Kumara (being a tropical plant) required much more rigorous preparation and elaborate methodology to ensure a productive crop given New Zealand's temperate climate. With colonisation came gardening tools and crops that were easier to cultivate, and my Elders became quite good at farming. Plus they had the threat of - what Pakeha called - 'Land Confiscation' if they couldn't prove they were productively using their (own) land (farming). We call it 'Land Theft'. They stole our land anyway.
@@manawahinekorero9534 The difference between gardening and farming is just a matter of scale. Both require that energy be expended on altering the natural growing conditions. Unlike gathering, where all the energy goes into the harvesting process.
I’ve had the privilege of meeting this amazing woman at the AAA conference on the Gold Coast.
Aboriginals history is the real Australian history.
'history' means 'what is written'.
@@Maza675 no it doesn't, it comes from Greek historia, meaning knowledge from investigation
@@tombowen5670 counts that out too.
@@warwicklewis8735 How so?
@@tombowen5670 because there is no investigation...
Thank you Jacinta.
Excellent speech Jacinta!! Australia needs a national treaty for the First Nations People.
i'm thinkin', feelin', and processin'. brilliant talk!
Wow she is from my tribe must be related somehow!!!
King 777 cool
@Thomas Edwards, respect! That means that you too are descended from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, of the Tribe of Reuben. All dark skinned men who had Elders that they listened to and respected. Scripture is talking about people like you, not white people like me. Dark skinned people with tribes, Elders, Chiefs, Kings and Queens, community where you look after each other and have a spiritual connection. You people are sensitive and intuitive. Your laws are similar to the laws (Torah- better translated as instructions) in the first 5 books of Scripture. Purification rituals, special laws separating sons with the father's wife (This is specific to Reuben on account of his sin), respecting your ancestors etc. Even your early farming practices show how you respected the land. I was amazed to discover you were farmers as we were taught otherwise (sorry) and that you lived in houses that were all different to each other BEFORE white man took over. Bruce Pascoe brings this history out on YT and his book 'Dark Emu'. Wow, you people are amazing and I hope you become aware of your TRUE history, hold your head up high and do well. May the Most High bless you!
@@QuestionThingsUseLogic many of us are not darkskinned, and we didn't even live in houses. we have been around longer than the torah itself has. we have been around longer than it is estimated that adam and eve were.
@@knottypigeon719 Yes, I know many are lighter, but originally you ancestors were dark, which was more my point. I should have written huts, not houses, my apologies. (According to what Pascoe said). I have a lot of respect for you and your people.
@@QuestionThingsUseLogic Then why are you trying to teach them their history rather than learning their history from them?
America needs to hear this too.
Speechless, so very compelling
Can’t believe how universal this is and I’m JUST learning about it now due to my own personal research. Canada, Australia and America.. all the same song and dance when it comes to the native populations.
Word!! ✊🏾speak sister love from the islands of Samoa 🇼🇸
Does anyone know if Jacinta has any publications or articles? I would love to know more about her research
Yes she has completed her Doctoral Thesis - if you search for such a work it may be online or at a University site. Check Google too ..... best of luck.
@@elizabethkoegel7707 fantastic thank you
I am glad my lecturers in geology acknowledged Dreamtime stories of last volcanic eruptions around Tower Hill. Only a little positive.
Brilliantly informative!
This is true...Our elders have no value in this society but in our communities they are very important and highly respected for the knowledge they pass down.
Thank you Jacinta that was well presented and great Knowlegde thank you.
Yeah if Europeans hadn't interrupted them, the aboriginals were about to split the atom.
This talk is amazing, thank you!
Only if you advocate one race above others. No one race should have MORE rights and benefits than all other races here.
Great talk thank you. All the very best frm England
Makes me feel ashame and rightly so💕💕
Well done Jacinta!
A complicated issue one person doesn't have all the answers to but in short the it's the way of the world. Its been slowly happening & we have noticed it. Loss of culture & then a trickle down effect of loss other things like respect etc. The balance to combat any negatives is out of whack but generally we do respect our elders. They are our authority. Also good & bad in every race, nationality. Ppl are ppl.
Intergenerational trauma is also a v real thing. That behaviour is a symptom of it. That's why ppl are fighting for our culture bc we all know its not right. For real change we need others to recognise this reality & help those who need it not condemn. For all our sakes
It was really nice to read your thoughts, sad topic and slow progress but people are beginning to take notice
Would love to get a opportunity to truly live and be with the aboriginal people and learn from them
Can somebody please fixed the Closed Captioning? I can't hear very well as I get older (too much dancing close to the speakers when I was young), and I would really like to understand this person's words and the names of places she uses. Thank you for your help with this. ✌🕊
As an Australian I’m disappointed in the education system that I grew up in that was more interested in teaching me about the French Revolution than about the people that are the original owners of this land. Very sad but for those of us that want to learn more thankfully there is a lot of information to educate us.
Perhaps all races and cultures here deserve EQUAL coverage. Should Aboriginals have MORE rights and benefits than Australians of British descent, who should have MORE than Australians of Chinese descent, who should again have MORE than Australians of European descent, who should have MORE than Australians of Indian descent etc? Try the intriguing concept of treating ALL races and cultures here equally. I know it isn't politically correct but it could work.
@@Ray-wm8dz that would be a yes. Did you even watch? The custodians of this land for over 40, 000 years, who have opposed the colonial ecological disasters perpetrated by settlers, who have more knowledge of where we live than we could ever hope to learn? Yes, they deserve more than the rest of us do. We are settlers on their land, uninvited guests. Least we can do is shut up and show some respect.
@@mxxxxxxxnxxxxxxxxxxm Self-flaggelation for woke approval is a pathetic, humiliating and usless way to live. No one respects you for that, even the biggest white guilt peddlers just see you as weak.
You're not a settler bc of your family history and aboriginals are not ''custodians of the land'' for having older ancestral ties to it.None of you chose the situation you were born into, all of you are more priviliged than someone else and less priviliged than someone else, and all of you have a history of someone oppressing your ancestors and of your ancestors being oppressive. The best thing you can do is to treat yourself as equals in worth now, while acknowleging and working against the racism and poverty of the now.
@@mxxxxxxxnxxxxxxxxxxm that denies personal culpability, it’s a victim mindset there. That’s not healthy to put others above yourself.
I mean the French Revolution is undeniably more historically significant than aboriginal society.
This is amazing
This is a fantastic share. Wow!
fantastic!
Is the rainbow serpent actually based on rainbows? That is the English name given to it. I have a theory that the Milky Way seen in the night sky is the creation serpent. Seeing the Milky Way in the bush at night on a clear night is always a wonder.
I live in the Northern Territory by the way.
MrAnperm yep, without any facts I’ll say what you’ve said is true
Oh here he goes again this MrAnperm. The answers are obvious. You need more wonder and more clear nights in the NT. Get your head straight..........
I love aboriginal story's especially YOWIE ones!
Thankyou for sharing. More and more ppl are ready to listen and learn now I do believe 🍀💚
Believing in fairytales is not really learning.
It is a reflection on your stupidity that you are so gullible.
Absolutely captivating story
This is like an infinitely better version of Jordan Peterson’s whole “stories matter” thing.
This story sounds all too familiar....in North America.
@Mr. White haha! typo dude?
@Mr. White such ignorance
@Mr. White I am so sick of people like you saying if aboriginal people didn’t invent the wheel then what makes them so special.. they lived very healthy with almost no medical issues, did great for the environment,a well established society with barely any crimes, and fair laws to stop any sort of criminal activities. So doesn’t that make them very special. Stop being so materialistic and think outside the box.
@Mr. White we need to give Australia back to the aboriginal... 100 percent contro...l just try it out
@Mr. White Australian Aboriginals werent hunter gatherers
Wow. Thank you so much. Wonderful talk and education for me.
The applause she was given was well deserved and very very touching. This Canadian hopes her words will see action as in senate or congress type position's. To me it is sad that it takes a global climate crisis before these types are accepted. When I say types , I am referring environment caring, respecting, and or loving. Here in Canada, we are shocked with weather never seen or recorded "EVER" !!!!
We need and have needed people that put environment before business.
Will it happen?
Doubt it........
Ng
The aboriginals don't care about anything.
Their camps are littered with burnt out cars and disposable nappies.
The mythology is not ancient it is being made up as they go along.
Fairytales only believed by the gullible white liberal middle class.
Your noble savages are nothing but money grubbing charlatans.
Their audience nothing but virtue signalling puppets.
I love seeing more videos on my culture.. being an indigenous from Adelaide too.. I think that the majority of white Australia, is very oblivious to its Original history, and it’s very important for others to learn.
Thankyou marynima - should learn Aboriginal history and stories at school. It's so interesting and different from the European stats quo.
Nice 😊 From WakaWaka woman, QLD.
I'm Waka Waka. Hey sis
I like to thank you sister for telling it how it is I am a Daintree Aboriginal man from the Daintree Rainforest thank you again
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Hello
The amount of valuable knowledge that must have been lost by now....
What a remarkable treasure the Adnyamathanha, Ngarrindjeri and other Aboriginal peoples are. How foolish are we to not mine the wealth of 40,000 years of intergenerational wisdom.
We need to celebrate these cultures as they came from the stars. This was a beautiful and educational speech!
Excellent video, we can learn so much from the Original Australians. 👍👍👍
Brilliantly Spoken♥️.
Melbourne, Australia.
Not really.
Every race in Australia must have EQUAL rights, benefits and representation. Don't be fooled. Should Aboriginals then have MORE rights than Australians of British descent, who should have MORE rights than Australians of Chinese descent, who should have MORE rights than Australians of European descent, who should have MORE rights than Australians of Indian descent etc? Every Australian must enjoy EQUAL rights in our country. Don't be fooled by pretty speeches and "moving" stories. Each and every one of us has an equally moving story which needs to be told. Learn to treat ALL Australians respectfully and equally please.
@@Ray-wm8dz Spoken like a true non-melanated ignoramus with a horrid sense of entitlement. Why should anyone who has been robbed have to share what has been stolen from them equally with those who have stole from them?
@@candygirl657You lost the war. Get over it. Stop whining, demanding and begging. Aboriginals are the biggest racists in Australia today. Desperately trying to ride the gravy train whilst EVERY other Australian of ALL races/ethnicities have to pay for their privileges and benefits. Not good. Have just a little pride hey?
@@Ray-wm8dz Anyone who isn't Aboriginal needs to pay. In every sense of the word. If you had a drop of Aboriginal blood you wouldn't be talking that bull.
I was sitting thinking about the american people and them giving the land back to the native peoples and then thought the same about the Aus people and them doing the same, then I found this video. She nailed exactly my thoughts with what she said at the end!
Australia isn't just a piece of land. Minerals are worthless until they are dug up and processed and, in order to export grain, the native vegetation has to be destroyed and fertilizer added. Then seeding, harvesting, transport etc.
Migrants don't come to Australia to get a share of anything that the Aborigines built. They want a slice of the wealth bequeathed to us by earlier waves of European immigrants, whose blood, sweat and tears built the farms, roads, dams power stations, telecommunications networks etc. and our health, education , and welfare systems.
This video was quite informative.
well explained. good job
Closer to animals the human. European call and label us animal in American constitution. Why are the Europeans treating the Aboriginals the same as Africans American?
Jojo Saylor because they’re Europeans
MedusasSnakePit that’s not true
Brock Nimberry Davis it is when you look at history
@@MedusasSnakePit blacks and aboriginals live in the past but never towards the future of progress. We live in the safest equality based system in history but all I hear is poor me.
Mark Rosado it’s not equal
The wisdom aboriginals have been able to pass down over such long periods is incredible
Beautiful
I frequent a website that is a collection of aboriginal tales. I always try and figure out extinct animal thry are talking about.
Yes yes YES! As immigrants to this country we need to ask more questions to understand it
Woah settle down. Did you just jizz in your pants?
OR, you could just enjoy ur privilege
was you not born there? if so your not a immigrant
An important lesson ❤️
I am Montagnard indigenous listen to you speech.
Our elders are our authority figures & have authority. loved the speech xx
Then how come a lot of aboriginal kids run riot, dont go to school, take drugs and drink alcohol at young ages?
Im not attacking you Im just asking a question because there doesnt seem to be much respect for adults in the community.
Animals are awesome and better than most humans. Native populations loved the Earth and co existed wonderfully. Look at the mess non native humans have made! We need to have Native populations back in charge of how the land is used and they need total respect.
Of all the continents, Australia has the poorest soils. The Aborigines didn't have the ability to extinguish fires. They had to rely on natural rain fall.
When a plant dies naturally, fungi and bacteria return its nutrients to the soil gradually. Burning is destructive of soils. Ash is easily washed into the watercourses by the rain that put the fires out.
If Aborigines "cared" for the land, they didn't do a very good job.
Need more Ted talks like this!!
Very interesting.. I wasn't aware of how bad these beautiful people were treated. I love the Australian accent one of the most beautiful accent.
Actually, today, Aboriginals have MORE rights and benefits than every other race in Australia. Not good. All Australians, irrespective of race/ethnicity deserve equal rights and benefits. No?
What is the Australian government doing to their Indigenous Aboriginal people ? Do they respect human rights ?
I will say they are doing as much as the American government is doing for its minorities
Everyone has equal rights protected by law in the USA and Australia.
yeah mhmmm you keep telling yourself that
Dávid Danos give us an example of discrimination happening??? if you are aware of someone who is being discriminated against you should contact the authorities, as it is most definitely a crime in Australia.
If you don't then why make the accusation??
@@warwicklewis8735 Ignorance is bliss.
Very well said.
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All myth is based on some form of reality
Not so. Muhammad invented the myth that Jesus did not die on the Cross, but escaped while someone else did the dying for Him. That has nothing to do with reality. Even most secular historians, of which my dad was one, acknowledge the death of Jesus as historical FACT. They know who the Roman governor was that had Him put to death.
@@jesusislordsavior6343 facts require proof, prove to me how he parted the sea? or walked on water? or came back from the dead? extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof
@@flawlesswill1987
You are a little confused. There are different kinds of factual information.
Some are more useful in one situation, a court of law for instance, some in another, let us say a scientific laboratory.
Historical facts, true assertions about things which have happened, rely upon TESTIMONY of reliable witnesses. When you ask HOW the Red Sea was parted, you are asking for an account of the WAY in which this was accomplished, which clearly no one knows. Lack of such knowledge does not call into question the reality of the event! I'll bet that you accept lots of HISTORICAL DATA as FACTUAL, though you have NO IDEA how or why such events occurred.
You talk like a typical 21st-century person brainwashed in the ideology of Scientism, which is not Science per se, but idolatrous reverence for science and scientists. What is wrong with Scientism? Well, 'faith' invested in an unreliable object is 'faith' not worth having. Humans are fallible, therefore human scientists are also fallible, and their work falls short of perfection or completion.
'For all have sinned [missed the mark] and fall short of the glory of God'
(Romans 3:23).
Typical of Scientism is the conceit that no approach to Truth is possible except via the 'scientific method'. Yet it is clear that, apart from moral truth, humans have apprehended much practical wisdom without the scientific method, without knowing in detail how the physical universe runs. The architectural and technological achievements of Near Eastern civilizations are not to be sniffed at.
We do not exclude the Hebrews from this category, and they were well known in the region because of their peculiar form of worship. They also had a distinctive set of laws, dating back to the time of Moses. According to one of them, 'two or three witnesses' were required to establish testimony in court of laws. One person's word is not enough to permit a fair trial.
You seem worried that Biblical testimony regarding the Resurrection of Christ is not adequate, that there is nothing extraordinary about it.
1. Have you read the testimony yourself?
2. There are FOUR Gospel accounts, each coming from a different perspective, plus the account of Paul, told repeatedly in Acts, all of which attest to Christ's rising. This doubles the testimonial requirement of Jewish Law.
3. Paul adds a synopsis of the testimonials in 1st Corinthians chapter 15, mentioning 500 persons who saw the risen Jesus at one time, as well as some not mentioned in the Gospels.
4. Paul admits that without a Resurrection, Christian faith has no substance at all. He would not make this admission unless he were absolutely certain about the veracity of his claims. See 1st Cor. 15:12-21.
5. There is a clear account in Matthew 28:11-15 of a conspiracy concocted to 'cover up' the FACT of the empty tomb.
6. The religious and political turmoil which continued in Jerusalem for months and years AFTER the Resurrection had become known cannot be accounted for, if the whole thing was a hoax. Certainly the behavior of the disciples cannot be accounted for!
7. Old Testament Hebrew prophecy predicted many details of Jesus' birth, and death, ALSO the Resurrection itself, hundreds of years in advance.
To consider that all these fulfilments took place by HAPPENSTANCE defies sense.
8. The extraordinary nature of the Resurrection confirms the extraordinary nature of JESUS. IF He is Who He claimed to be, IF He is the 'Immanuel' ('God with us') of Isaiah 7:14, written hundreds of years before His birth----------------THEN His attitude toward the WHOLE of Scripture should be taken seriously.
JESUS endorsed the Old Testament.
@@jesusislordsavior6343 Nobody has time to read that book, i think science lies alot aswell mainly with things like carbon dating, however claims like coming back from the dead,parting the red sea or walking on water are some massive claims to make and you believe them as fact with no actual proof of it ever happening.
All you have is a book that has been edited over and over and you still have no proof that anything aside from places or some people in that book are real existed and the events happened. you have as much proof with the bible as harry potter....
why would your god not show himself to us walk amongst us? why would he let babies day? and dont give me its all part of a bigger plan BS
It was a nice speech, but there is a rebuttal. These dreamlike stories may encode some information but they simply aren't as inherently useful as the knowledge systems that came out of Europe and some other parts of the world that have become so popular today. Its also extremely prone to error if your source is a story passed down several generations orally. Its why history became so much more reliable after the commonality of written records rather than word of mouth.