The display was in support of native title and reconciliation of Australian aboriginals. In particular, Aboriginal activists made headlines for their threats to protest the Olympic games. Controversial as it may be, the issue underscored the tensions that still exist between Australia's indigenous and majority populations.
Aborigines are Australia's indigenous people.
Australian Aborigines migrated from somewhere in Asia at least 30,000 years ago. There are approx. Unlike other religions, however, aboriginal belief does not place the human species apart from or on a higher level than nature. The oral tradition of storytelling informs aboriginals' vibrant cultural life. Songs illustrate the Dreamtime and other tales of the land, while dances and diagrams drawn in the sand accompany oral tales.