It is not completely certain how the Aboriginal people came to Australia, but it is thought that they crossed over an ice-age bridge that connected Australia to Asia over 40,000 years ago. For the most part, Aboriginal people lived a nomadic tribal lifestyle, traveling throughout Australia in clans of 10 to 50 people before the Europeans arrived and settled in Australia. Today there are some Aboriginal people who live a lifestyle similar to their ancestors in the Northern Territory, Northern Queensland and Western Australia.
Some Aboriginal people live along coastal areas and others live in interior areas .
The Aboriginal people believe that the first people lived during a period called the Dreamtime. These people were actually spirits who lived long before the tribes were formed. These spirits were responsible for all the natural wonders such as the stars, sun, rain, fire and sea. Since the Aboriginal people have no written language, tribal culture has been told in art, music, dance and story telling. The history and beliefs of the Aboriginal people are chanted and spoken in narrative poetry at corrobees.