Most of the Aboriginal people lived nomadic lifestyles, which means that they moved from place to place instead of having just one home. The land they lived on was sacred to them. They survived on plants and animals and they got their clothing from animal fur. The Aboriginals' homes were different types of shelters, depending on the season and climate. Some lived in hollow tree-trunks or used bark for shelter, while others lived in rounded huts.
Men and women had different roles. Men were hunters and made sure that the tribe had enough meat and fish to eat. It usually took them many days to make the weapons that they used to catch and kill animals. The men often hunted kangaroos, ducks, rabbits and fish. Women and children gathered fruits, nuts, roots, insects, snakes, berries, honey, and mussels, and the food was usually roasted or steamed.
Art was very important to the Aboriginals. They painted on cave walls, bark and rocks. Many cave paintings have been preserved for thousands of years and some of them date back 50,000 years. Aboriginals used dot painting (it’s the same as finger painting) to share important information and to tell stories from the Dreamtime. The Dreamtime was the time before time – the time before humans, animals and plants inhabited the Earth.
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