There's a big difference with the Arunte traditional people who live almost as did their ancestors. To keep things to an understanding, these people do live in modern looking houses, wear full peices of clothing (t-shirts, pants, shorts, ect.), and most of them do speak English now in today's day and age. However, in the past they lived in almost a mud looking hut, they wore one piece of cloth that surrounded their groin area in the summer, and wore many different layers in the winter.
Their life style is pretty simple, but also stressful at the same time. Stated in the previous blog, Urulu was the main spot for the tribe to hunt and search for roots, fruits, and vegetables. The stressful part, is to keep the tourists and outsiders away from the Ayer's Rock and from doing any harm to it. This was also where the tribes ancestors share their stories with the present, so the tribe today want to keep it as it was originally was from their ancestors.
The men were/are the ones who go hunting and now keep an eye out for the Urulu's safety. As the men would run their responsibilities, the women would stay home, watch the kids, and depending on the weather, they would go digging for wichetty grubs; as seen in the photo below (which will also be discussed in the next blog).
How they lived in the past.
How they live now.
A young girl searching for Wichetty Grubs.
References:
- Clarke, Philip. "Where the Ancestors Walked." Google Books. Philip Clark 2003, 2003. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
- Kenny, Anna. "The Aranda's Pepa." Google Books. ANU E Press, 2013. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
- "Dreamtime of the Aborigines - Ancient Civilizations." YouTube. YouTube, 31 May 2011. Web. 25 Feb. 2014.
- "Aboriginal Witchetty Grubs & Honey Ants - Ray Mears Extreme Survival - BBC." YouTube. YouTube, 19 May 2008. Web. 17 Apr. 2014.
- "Australian Bureau of Statistics." N.p., 14 Nov. 2013. Web. 30 Mar. 2014.
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