Aboriginal society changed radically after European settlement in the area.

The extent to which missions have influenced Aboriginal society is the subject of debate.

However, the impact of the Dutch was deeply ingrained in aboriginal society.

Aboriginal society traded objects based on need and to promote social cohesion.

Some may have been given as 'gifts' meant to incorporate the new arrivals into Aboriginal society through marriage.

In some Aboriginal societies, the term is also applied to women holding a similar position of status in their society.

Played as a target game it is an ancient tradition among widely dispersed aboriginal societies.

The million carvings, said to be the largest such collection in the world, are 6,000 to 30,000 years old and chronicle ancient Aboriginal societies.

Whatever happens in the dreamtime establishes the values, symbols, and laws of Aboriginal society.