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'' | {{first pic|Gemini Plan Australian Locals.jpg|A group of Australian Aborigines. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gemini Plan (comic story)|Gemini Plan]]'')}} | ||
The '''Aboriginal peoples''', or '''Australian Aborigines''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') were [[human]]s native to [[Australia]]. | |||
The [[Gundungurra]] [[people]] were native to [[New South Wales]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Big Bang Generation (novel)}}) | |||
== Culture == | |||
They once studied [[astrology]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Introduction and links (short story)|Introduction and links]]'') [[Uluru]], an ancient site in Australia's [[Northern Territory]], was revered by the Aboriginal inhabitants. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2011 reference book)}}) | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
[[File:Kurkutji.jpg|thumb|left|Kurkutji. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'')]] | |||
Australian Aboriginals were estimated to have first populated Australia between [[BC#Prehistory|40,000]] and 25,000 BC. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Universal Databank (reference book)}}) Circa 40,000 BC the Aboriginal peoples were taught how to sing by a group of [[Euterpian]]s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') They had a dance ceremony called the [[corroboree]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Psychodrome (audio story)|Psychodrome]]'') | |||
Circa 35,500 BC, one group of Aboriginal people was met by the [[Monarch (Four to Doomsday)|Monarch]] and other [[Urbankan]]s. The Urbankans abducted an aboriginal leader named [[Kurkutji]] and others, mainly for the purpose of performance ([[dance]] and [[didgeridoo]]). The Urbankans took them back to [[Urbanka]] and later converted them to [[android]]s. After the Monarch was defeated by the [[Fifth Doctor]], the Aboriginal androids decided to find another planet on which to settle. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | |||
Aboriginal people also encountered the [[Nedenah]] in ancient times. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Devil Goblins from Neptune (novel)|The Devil Goblins from Neptune]]'') | |||
:'' | In [[October]] [[1911]], [[Nathaniel Whitlock]] had an Aboriginal bullroarer in his possession. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Moonflesh (audio story)|Moonflesh]]'') | ||
In the [[1970s]], a group of Aboriginal people aided the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Murray Stevens]] in thwarting [[Rudolph Steiner]]'s [[Gemini Plan]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Gemini Plan (comic story)|Gemini Plan]]'') | |||
In | In [[1994]], when [[Chris Dent]] and [[Emma Wilding]] were building a [[railroad]] from [[Darwin]] to [[Alice Springs]], they wanted to make sure it didn't damage any sites sacred to the Aboriginal peoples. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Invasion of the Cat-People (novel)|Invasion of the Cat-People]]'') | ||
In [[ | In [[2010]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] was fighting for Aboriginal rights. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|Death of the Doctor]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
One of the pictures in [[the Doctor's photo album]] as seen in ''[[Exclusive! (short story)|Exclusive!]]'', a story not considered [[Tardis:Valid sources|valid]] by this Wiki, was of seven Aboriginal people whom the caption stated were actually the seven incarnations of [[the Doctor]] trying to confuse the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. | |||
[[Category:Human ethnic groups]] | [[Category:Human ethnic groups]] | ||
[[Category:Australia]] | |||
Latest revision as of 23:55, 1 October 2024
The Aboriginal peoples, or Australian Aborigines, (TV: Four to Doomsday) were humans native to Australia.
The Gundungurra people were native to New South Wales. (PROSE: Big Bang Generation [+]Loading...["Big Bang Generation (novel)"])
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
They once studied astrology. (PROSE: Introduction and links) Uluru, an ancient site in Australia's Northern Territory, was revered by the Aboriginal inhabitants. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2011 reference book)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Australian Aboriginals were estimated to have first populated Australia between 40,000 and 25,000 BC. (PROSE: The Universal Databank [+]Loading...["The Universal Databank (reference book)"]) Circa 40,000 BC the Aboriginal peoples were taught how to sing by a group of Euterpians. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People) They had a dance ceremony called the corroboree. (AUDIO: Psychodrome)
Circa 35,500 BC, one group of Aboriginal people was met by the Monarch and other Urbankans. The Urbankans abducted an aboriginal leader named Kurkutji and others, mainly for the purpose of performance (dance and didgeridoo). The Urbankans took them back to Urbanka and later converted them to androids. After the Monarch was defeated by the Fifth Doctor, the Aboriginal androids decided to find another planet on which to settle. (TV: Four to Doomsday)
Aboriginal people also encountered the Nedenah in ancient times. (PROSE: The Devil Goblins from Neptune)
In October 1911, Nathaniel Whitlock had an Aboriginal bullroarer in his possession. (AUDIO: Moonflesh)
In the 1970s, a group of Aboriginal people aided the Third Doctor and Murray Stevens in thwarting Rudolph Steiner's Gemini Plan. (COMIC: Gemini Plan)
In 1994, when Chris Dent and Emma Wilding were building a railroad from Darwin to Alice Springs, they wanted to make sure it didn't damage any sites sacred to the Aboriginal peoples. (PROSE: Invasion of the Cat-People)
In 2010, Tegan Jovanka was fighting for Aboriginal rights. (TV: Death of the Doctor)
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
One of the pictures in the Doctor's photo album as seen in Exclusive!, a story not considered valid by this Wiki, was of seven Aboriginal people whom the caption stated were actually the seven incarnations of the Doctor trying to confuse the Cybermen.
