Linda's+Journal

On the 29th of July, Boori came to visit us and talk about his aboriginal culture and beliefs and how it is one of the longest beliefs that still exist. what we saw was really not what we expected, a aboriginal man wearing casual clothing but he explained that he has a car, a laptop, and other things that we normally had. when we all listen to his stories they were very interesting yet funny the way he explained them, especially about the story of 'Fresh Water Creek'. what i felt about how his father had to work for 75 years and not get paid was really sad, but when he told the son to get the camera and take a photo was really REALLY cool :D what i've learned about the traditional aboriginals and they're groups how theres over 400 groups that have their own dialect was really interesting with their own stories and the way they live with nature, killing only when needed not like the white settlers only killing for fun. the ways which the european contact to the aboriginal culture is really sad, gathering them all up and placing them in one place. -

1. what have been my frustrations? my achievements? 2. what i have learned? 3. what is my faith tradition? how has studying this way, and this topic, culttivated my own spiritual path, or deepened my understanding of my own faith tradition?

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