In Australian Aboriginal culture, if a member of the tribe marries out of what is dictated by their skin group it is said to be ‘wrong skin marriage.’

There are also responsibilities to be met in dealing with death and burials.

There are also avoidance relationships such as with your ‘mother in law,’ ‘son in law’ and ‘poison cousins.

Avoidance means you can not be in the same room, car or speak with a person whom you have an avoidance relationship and any contact must be though a third party.The Aboriginals had no written language and their stories were handed down by ceremonies dances and songs.

The kinship system also determines the responsibilities and obligations the tribal members have to pass on these stories.

In which they believe were handed down by creation spirits during the Dreamtime.

The elders of the tribe are the fully initiated and hold the sacred and secret information that is passed on to the young men and women of the tribe as they grow to adult hood and full initiation.

Unfortunately fewer and fewer men go on through this secret process. Without the initiation the sacred and secret information cannot be passed on.The elders are also the holders of the law and these laws are also linked to the land and the Dreamtime and creation stories.

They are also responsible for the interpretation and execution of these laws.

The longer the contact with the European settlers the more these Australian Aboriginal cultural traditions have been eroded.

However, in parts of Australian where the contact has been relatively recent, (around 50 years), the Australian Aboriginal Culture has remained somewhat intact.