Geografska in sociološka analiza življenja Aboriginov v Zahodni Avstraliji: primer skupnosti Tjuntjuntjara

Magistrsko delo na primeru skupnosti Tjuntjuntjara preučuje vpliv moderne družbe na družbo avstralskih staroselcev – Aboriginov v Zahodni Avstraliji,. V delu na osnovi številnih virov sklepamo o okvirnem času prihoda Aboriginov na avstralsko ozemlje ter podrobneje opišemo razvoj in današnje stanje aboriginskih skupnosti Zahodne Avstralije. S terenskim delom smo pridobili pomembne informacije o organizaciji in trenutnih problemih odročnih, obmestnih in mestnih skupnosti, preučevali pa smo tudi lokacijo območij, kjer se skupnosti nahajajo. Ugotovili smo, da lokacija pripomore k ohranjanju tradicionalnega načina življenja Aboriginov v Zahodni Avstraliji, vendar pa tudi v najbolj odročnih skupnostih zaznamo vpliv moderne zahodne družbe, ki krha tradicijo Aboriginov. Razlike med mestnimi in odročnimi skupnostmi so predvsem v številu pripadnikov, prisotni tradiciji in organizaciji ter geografskih lastnosti lokacije. Pri sociološkem orisu skupnosti smo izpostavili največje vplive zahodne družbe na tradicijo Aboriginov v skupnostih, med katerimi so vpliv zahodnih zakonov, šole, sodobne tehnologije in popolna finančna odvisnost od državnega financiranja. Odnosi med Aborigini in zahodno družbo so postavljeni hierarhično, pri čemer je prevlada zahodne družbe izrazito v ospredju. Skupnost Tjuntjuntjara je primer skupnosti, v kateri delujejo dobre prakse ohranjanja tradicionalnega življenja Aboriginov, ki pa je vedno bolj ogrožen zaradi prevlade zahodne družbe v Zahodni Avstraliji. The master’s thesis on the case of the Tjuntjuntjara community explores the influence of the modern society on the society of Australian indigenous people – Aboriginal people in Western Australia. Based on the various sources, we estimate the approximate time of the arrival of Aboriginal people to the Australian territory, and describe in detail the development and present state of the Aboriginal communities. Fieldwork was conducted to gain an important information about the organization and current problems of remote and urban communities. In addition, we also studied the geographical characteristics of regions where the communities are located. We discovered that the location contributes to the preservation of the traditional way of life of Aboriginal people in Western Australia, however, even in the most remote communities, the modern Western Society influences the Aboriginal tradition. The differences between urban and remote communities are mainly in the number of members, the presence of tradition and organization, and the geographical characteristics of the region. From the sociological perspective, we highlighted the major influences of Western Society on Aboriginal tradition in communities, including the influence of laws, schools, modern technology and complete financial dependence on state funding. Relationship between Aboriginal people and Western Societies is hierarchical, with the predominance of Western Society. The Tjuntjuntjara community is an example of a community with good practices of preserving the traditional life of the Aboriginal people. Nevertheless, the traditional life is becoming increasingly endangered by the on-going prevalence of Western Society in Western Australia.