Indigenous Australians are the original lives of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The earliest definite human remains found to date are that of Mungo Man which have been dated at about 40,000 years old The Mungo Man (also known as Lake Mungo 3) was an early human inhabitant of the continent of Australia. There are great variety among different Indigenous communities and societies in Australia, each with its own unique mixture of cultures, customs and languages. In present day Australia these groups are further divided into local communities.
The word ABORIGINAL was used in Australia to describe its Indigenous peoples as early as 1789. It soon became as the common name to refer to all Indigenous Australians. At present the term refers only to those peoples who were traditionally hunter gatherers. It does not encompass those Indigenous peoples from the Torres Strait, who traditionally practised agriculture.
There were more than 250 languages spoken by Indigenous Australians before the ar
rival of Europeans. Most of these are now nearly extict. Only about fifteen languages still being spoken by all age groups such as Warlpiri and Tiwi, around 3,000 speakers.
The word ABORIGINAL was used in Australia to describe its Indigenous peoples as early as 1789. It soon became as the common name to refer to all Indigenous Australians. At present the term refers only to those peoples who were traditionally hunter gatherers. It does not encompass those Indigenous peoples from the Torres Strait, who traditionally practised agriculture.
There were more than 250 languages spoken by Indigenous Australians before the ar
rival of Europeans. Most of these are now nearly extict. Only about fifteen languages still being spoken by all age groups such as Warlpiri and Tiwi, around 3,000 speakers.
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