"Blackfella Way" and Aboriginal Identity : A Case Study of Adelaide Aborigines

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This article examines the meaning of a distinctive cultural style referred to as "Blackfella Way" as seen in the Aboriginal people in Adelaide, Australia. In earlier studies, "Blackfella Way" was characterized by the notion of "caring and sharing" and was considered to be inherent in urban Aboriginal people. It was clear from the author's case study, however, that a discrepancy exists between discourse on "caring and sharing" and actual practice. Although sanctions were occasionally imposed upon those who were not raised in an Aboriginal environment when their behaviors deviated from "Blackfella Way," that was not the case with Aboriginal people whose kinship connections with the community were strong. Thus, it can be said that "Blackfella Way" is not a self-evident cultural style, but an ideology invoked when the cultural boundary between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people becomes ambiguous and is consequently invoked to reinforce the definition of being Aborigines.
日本文化人類学会の論文
2012-00-00