1. 2(c). Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for
2(c) Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights Movement
The Dreaming defines the connection between the Aboriginal People and the land
The Aborignal people had occupied the land continuously for 40,000 years
All aspects of Aboriginal life are rooted in the Dreaming stories – the Ancestor Beings
So without the land, the Dreaming could not be communicated because the stories of the ancestor spirits spring from the land
Thus the land lies at the heart of Aboriginal Spirituality
The identity of every Aboriginal person is inextricably linked to the land
It follows then that their belief systems, rituals, traditions and laws are connected to the land

2. 2(c). Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for
2(c) Analyse the importance of the Dreaming for the Land Rights Movement
The Aboriginal People have ritual responsibilities to take care of the land because it is the resting place for the ancestor spirits
This gives rise to the existence of Sacred Sites
The land is home to the totems
It is the understanding – and the acceptance – of the sacred nature of the land that underpins all aspects of the Land Rights Movement
Thus the Dreaming provided the motivation behind the Land Rights Movement

3. Importance of the Dreaming to the Land Rights Movement
Defines the connection to the land
The land is home to Ancestor beings
Continual occupation for 40,000 years
Confers on each person the responsibility to are for the land
Provides stories of creation by ancestor spirits
Importance of the Dreaming to the Land Rights Movement
Is the heart of Ab Spirituality
Land is the resting place of the Ancestor spirits
The identity of every person of linked to the land through the dreaming
Creates Sacred Sites