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Title: Culture of Australia


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Culture of Australia Oceania
2
What comes to your mind when we talk about Aussie
culture?
3
Basic Facts on Australia
  • Capital Canberra
  • Population 22,000,000
  • Is a commonwealth of Britain
  • it is a government still connected to Britain
    whose participants are all equal
  • Officially recognizes Queen Elizabeth as its
    monarch Head of Stateas a CEREMONIAL leader
  • Queen Elizabeth is a CEREMONIAL leader Australia
    operates under a parliamentary democracy and has
    a Prime Minister
  • Also a governor-general who reports directly to
    the queen on behalf of Australia

4
The History
  • Aborigines have lived in the region for over
    40,000 years
  • European contact began when Australia was founded
    by Captain James Cook in 1770 he claimed land
    for Britain
  • Gold rush in the late-1800s? massive (European)
    immigration into the region
  • Increased population and increased exploration
    allowed for Crown Colonies to be established in
    the 1800s
  • 1901 six colonies became a federation
  • Commonwealth of Australia was established!

5
The Flag of Australia
Six Stars Six Provinces
Union Jack flag (British)
  • Chosen in 1901 legally made the official flag in
    1954
  • Only flag to fly over an entire continent

6
Australia Today Aborigine Culture
Ceremony
  • Rock Art

7
Australian Culture Non-Aborigine
  • Culture is heavily influenced by British
    colonization
  • Most practice some form of Christianity
  • Official language Australian English
  • Pastimes also influenced by the British
  • Still, they have things of their own! ?

8
Uggs are made in Australia
Australia has the highest rates of skin cancer in
the worldpartially because of a hole in the
ozone layer, and partially because of the
numerous outdoor activities Aussies participate
in.
Vegemite to Australians is what PB J sandwiches
are to Americans
Rugby, brought by the British, is a very popular
(and violent) sport in Australia
9
Famous Aussies
10
Celebrated Holidays
  • Australia Day January 26
  • Celebrates the first arrival of convicts on
    Botany Bay, near Sydney
  • (really, the first British settlement, 1788)
  • ANZAC Day April 26
  • ANZAC Australian New Zealand Army Corps
  • Honors the Australian New Zealand soldiers who
    died in WWI WWII
  • Easter Sunday (depends)
  • Queens Birthday (2nd Monday in June)
  • Christmas December 25
  • Usually celebrated on the beach (what season is
    it in Australia?)

11
Oceania/Pacific Islands
  • Islands of Melanesia thought to be the first
    inhabited during the Ice Age
  • Migrated from SE Asia
  • Crossed the water in canoes small boatslower
    sea levels then!

12
Melanesia
  • Original inhabitants migration around 30,000
    years ago
  • Melanesians make up ¾ of indigenous pop. of the
    islands
  • Includes
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Fiji
  • Vanatu
  • New Caledonia

13
Micronesia
  • Have mongoloid physical characteristics
  • Mongoloid describes people of E. Asia
  • Lighter skin, dark, straight or wavy hair
  • People here generally live in coastal villages
  • Native culture was the last to develop in this
    region
  • Most islands are independent, but were colonized
    by USA, Germany British Empire at one point
  • Includes
  • Marshall Islands
  • Kiribati
  • Guam
  • Palau
  • Nauru

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Polynesia
  • All islands are very similar in terms of culture,
    language physical appearance
  • Physical Characteristics of natives
  • Mongoloid features
  • Generally taller lighter-skinned than
    Micronesians Melanesians
  • Polynesians responsible for the stone statues on
    Easter Island
  • Includes
  • Tonga
  • Pitcairn
  • Hawaii
  • New Zealand
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