What are skin names in Aboriginal culture?

What are skin names in Aboriginal culture?

Similar to a surname, a Skin Name indicates a person’s blood line. It also conveys information about how generations are linked and how they should interact. Unlike surnames, husbands and wives don’t share the same Skin Name, and children don’t share their parents’ names.

What are the names of the Aboriginal groups?

Australian Aboriginal peoples, one of the two distinct groups of Indigenous peoples of Australia, the other being the Torres Strait Islander peoples.

What are Australian Indigenous groups called?

‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ (plural) is a preferred term used by some, to refer to the many Aboriginal groups and Torres Strait Islander groups within Australia. This can also be applied when referring to other topics such as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander cultures.

What is moiety Aboriginal?

There are three foundations from which kinship is developed in Aboriginal communities. They are: Moiety – Moiety, meaning ‘half’ in Latin, is a system whereby everything is considered a half of a whole, and therefore is a mirror of the other.

What are Aboriginal mobs?

‘Mob’ is a colloquial term identifying a group of Aboriginal people associated with a particular place or country. It is used to connect and identify who an Aboriginal person is and where they are from. Mob can represent your family group, clan group or wider Aboriginal community group.

Is the acronym ATSI offensive?

The acronym ‘ATSI’ should be avoided as it is offensive to some Indigenous peoples; the ABS has received a written request from the Chief Executive Officer of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) not to use this term. See Measurement Issues for detailed guidelines on terminology. 7.

Why do aboriginals call each other aunty?

Elders are usually addressed with “uncle” or “aunty” which in this context are terms of respect. They are used for people held in esteem, generally older people who have earned that respect. They don’t need to be elders.

What is moiety and Phratry?

Although moieties are often referred to interchangeably with phratries and clans, they are distinct from these phenomena. By definition, phratries comprise groups of related clans and occur in sets of three or more; moieties may, but need not, comprise groups of clans but always occur in pairs.