Like hunting peoples in other parts of the world, the Aborigines lived in harmony with nature. They usually had no clothes and they only made very simple houses.They had no farms, no metal. They saw themselves as part of nature - not as its masters. They had no understanding of work and could not think why anyone would want more than he could use in a day or two. To an Aborigine, a white farmer who had thousands of sheep was unbeliavable greedy.

Recently I asked some Aussies about Aborigines and their life style today. Here are some answers I got : - There are a few Aboriginies living part of their lives in traditional ways. Most tend to live in towns or cities but some still go out into the bush for periods of time to live their traditional lives. A good percentage of Aboriginals try to preserve their customs and history. - There are actually aboriginals that live in the outback maybe not wild as such but, they still carry out their traditional living patterns but they may live in missionaries or settlements buitl by the government. - Yeah there are in some remote parts of Australia...But most of them have some sort of contact with doctors / wild life officers etc...If your asking is there any Aborigines that have not seen white people before then the answer is no...Is there aborigines who prefer to live in remote places on Australia, yes. - I think there are still some tribes living in the wild in the Northern Territory and parts of Western Australia. I think they still live off the land the way their ancestors did. - Yes there are still some aboriginals who live out in the bush. They feel that it is a better lifestyle. Alot of Native Australians live in the citys now too though. - Some do still live way out in the bush but they aren't like those tribes you find in Africa and South America, they have discovered the joys of television and going to the toilet indoors.

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