Vocabulary

4. a small narrow boat that you move through the water using a paddle
6. a place that gives protection from bad weather or danger
10. a large plant-eating marsupial with a long and powerful tail
11. The beliefs, way of life, art and customs that are shared and accepted by people in a particular society.
12. indigenous people from the Torres Strait Islands
15. people the original inhabitants of mainland Australia
16. customs or beliefs that are passed on from generation to generation
17. a person who gathers wild plants for food
18. an Australian musical instrument made from wood hollowed out by termites

1. an important social or religious event when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way
2. a long weapon with a pointed tip, used for thrusting or throwing
3. a piece of equipment that you hold in your hands to do a particular kind of work
5. a curved piece of wood which comes back to you if you throw it in the correct way
7. a large, flightless, fast-running Australian bird which looks like an ostrich
8. Dreaming a term used by Aborigines to describe the relations and balance between the spiritual, natural and moral elements of the world
9. a person or animal that hunts
12. hunt to chase and kill a wild animal for sport or food
13. a leader or senior person in a clan or other group
14. gather to collect plants, fruits, etc. for food