A basic understanding of the concept of "the Dreamtime" or Creation period is an important part of recognizing the inextricable bond traditional Aborigines have for the land and their culture. Traditional Aborigines believe the earth, like the sky, always existed and was the home of supernatural beings. At the beginning of time the earth looked like a featureless, desolate plain. Nothing existed on the surface. The earth was covered in eternal darkness as the sun …showed first 75 words of 833 total…

…showed last 75 words of 833 total…in the sky to the west and, as the sky shone red, she sank from view and darkness spread across the land once more. The creatures were alarmed and huddled together in fear. Some time later, the sky began to glow on the horizon to the east and the Sun rose smiling into the sky again. The Sun Mother thus provided a period of rest for all her creatures by making this journey each day.