Rabbit Proof Fence Aboriginal Spirituality

Part 1: Introduction

We will be learning about Aboriginal Spirituality, Christianity and what happened to the Aboriginal beliefs when Christianity was first introduced in Australia. We will be learning about Aboriginal Spirituality both before and after evangelization. Evangelization is when they convert religions that they are currently in to the Christianity religion, because they believe its the better way. The Catholic Church and Education in Australia use these things in the movie called ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ which is an Aboriginal Movie when a few girls get taken to be fully recognized not only as a catholic but as a Aboriginal woman.

Part 2: Aboriginal Spirituality Before Evangelisation (Knowledge & Understanding 1)

Show each of the following four aspects of Aboriginal spirituality as it was before the evangelisation of the Church and Government policies. Each aspect needs to include one visual and one written component.

ONE

Each aspect needs to include one visual and one written component. Consider the impact on each of these areas of Aboriginal Spirituality and reference what you saw and inferred from the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’.

ONE belief of Aboriginal culture

Evangelization has attempted to destroy the beliefs to different Aboriginal peopled there groups and also their culture. It has forced the Aboriginal people to forget their Aboriginal beliefs and the Catholics made the Aboriginal to believe in Catholicism because they thought it was the right thing to believe in. In the movie ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ they capture three young aboriginal girls to of to a school that converts them to Christians. They dont want to be captured because they want to stay there religion and be the same as each and every Aboriginal in there