Australian Aboriginal Sayings and Quotes

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“Traveler, there are no paths. Paths are made by walking.”
– Australian Aboriginal Proverb

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“Those who lose dreaming are lost.”
– Australian Aboriginal Proverb

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“We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love… and then we return home.”
– Australian Aboriginal Proverb

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“The more you know, the less you need.”
– Australian Aboriginal Saying

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“May as well be here, we are as where we are.”
– Australian Aboriginal Saying

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“Keep your eyes on the sun, and you will not see the shadows.”
– Australian Aboriginal Saying

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“The land owns us.”
– Australian Aboriginal Saying

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Australian Aboriginal Quotes

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“Here in Australia, we’re fortunate enough to have one of the richest and oldest continuing cultures in the world. This is something we should all be proud of and celebrate.”
– Tom Calma

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“Our spirituality is oneness and an interconnectedness with all that lives and breathes, even with all that does not live or breathe.”
– Mudrooroo

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“We cultivated our land, but in a way different from the white man. We endeavored to live with the land; they seemed to live off it. I was taught to preserve, never to destroy.”
– Tom Dystra

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“The land is my backbone… I only stand straight, happy, proud, and not ashamed about my color because I still have land… I think of land as the history of my nation.”
– Galarrwuy Yunipingu

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“We have our eye on the same destination – a sustainable future where Indigenous people are recognized for their wisdom and honored for their culture – there is no problem taking a different path to reach that place.”
– Kirstie Parker

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“The land is my mother. Like a human mother, the land gives us protection, enjoyment, and provides our needs – economic, social, and religious. We have a human relationship with the land: Mother, daughter, son. When the land is taken from us or destroyed, we feel hurt because we belong to the land, and we are part of it.”
– Djinyini Gondarra

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Uluru – The center of Australia

Words use in Aboriginal Culture

Before colonization, Australia was home to more than 250 languages and 600 dialects with a rich Aboriginal culture.

Billabong – a watercourse which runs only after it rains.
Boorie – a boy child.
Bunji – Aboriginal slang for mate or friend
Corroboree – an assembly of a sacred or festive character
Cooee – Meaning come here. It is a prolonged clear call, used most frequently in the bush to attract attention.
Deadly – in Aboriginal slang, deadly means awesome or great
Migaloo – a Ghost or spirit
Mob – Aboriginal culture, mob refers to kin or family
Tidda – means sister or female friends.
Yowie – used to describe a much-feared super-natural being
Coolamon – a multi-purpose curved wooden tray can be used for carrying infants, food, digging, and for burning leaves during smoking or cleansing ceremonies