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Hi everyone here are some interesting facts about Aboriginal Culture

Aboriginals are the first know human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands

Traditional Aboriginal music is played on the Didgeridoo

Music and dance is a very important part of Aboriginal customs, there is a song and dance for every occasion, including songs for hunting, ancestors, landscapes, animals, seasons, myths, and dreamtime legends.

Aboriginals believe that they don't own this land the land owns them

The Dreamtime is the Aboriginal understanding of the world, of it's creation and its stories and the beginning of knowledge

Boomerangs are used as weapons especially for hunting and fighting

Uluru, or Ayers Rock is a Sacred Aboriginal Site for the Aboriginal people of Anangu, there is a sacred traditional Dreamtime track that runs around it



Tuesday, August 12, 2008


Hi, TOLD YOU IT WOULD BE EXCITING!!!



I haven't been able to stop watching the Olympic Games!! It is constantly on the T.V in our house and my brother Nat isn't getting any homework done! as he is glued to watching it! he loves every sport, I asked him if he was inspired to become an Olympic athelete and he said that he was thinking about it and deciding which sport he liked the best!! I am loving watching the swimmers and was so happy for Leisel Jones when she won her gold medal yesterday in the 100m breast stroke, like she said it was a long time coming and finally all those years of training paid off, I am sure it will not be the only gold medal she wins. I was really excited for Stephanie Rice too, she is only 20 years old and she won Australias first gold medal for this Olympics in the 400m individual medley, how awsome is that!




There is lots more swimming to come with heaps more finals during the day which you will be able to catch tonight on tele, we have the day off today as its the Ekka show in Brisbane so Nat and I are going to watch as much as we can, check out the Diving today and the artistic gymnastics, and keep an eye on the medal tallies, China are leading with 13 Gold medals!! I have to say that their 2 girl divers who won the synchronised diving yesterday were unbelievable, I hope you got to see it?




I will be watching as much of the swimming this week as I can and hoping that Michael Phelps from the USA will achieve his goal of 8 Gold Medals at this Olympics!



Dont forget to write me with what's inspiring you at the Olympics, and anything else that you would like to share with everyone, check out Nat's Olympic facts in Nat's declassified!! He's found out some really great things for you to read!!
Oh Yeah!! I still haven't got my results for my Ocelot project! but as soon as I do I'll let you know!!
love heaps Kate
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