

Social Organisation Between Language Groups | | Print | |
Social Organisation Between Language Groups![]() There are many Indigenous groups all over Australia, each group historically spoke a different language or dialect.![]() Many Aboriginal people believe that the systems that exist between various language groups were created by significant Ancestral Beings. Although each language group may have had different names for these Beings, the central belief of the creation of language and language boundaries remains the same. The social structure between language groups dictates:- How and when and where trade was to occur- How when and where passage across territorial boundaries could occur - How and when and where meetings and ceremonies would be held - Who were the key persons providing the cross cultural link between language groups. |