Question

In the mythology of these people, two young lizard-men known as the Wati kutjara castrate the “Man in the Moon” because he tried to rape the first woman. A network in the mythology of these people is called Tingarri cycle. These people have several versions of a myth of the morning star Jukurra-Jukurra chasing the Pleiades constellation across the sky. A figure in the mythology of these people regurgitates a group of sisters after being (*) bitten by an ant. These people believe in an evil spirit resembling a large black seal that lurks near waterholes, called (-5[1])a bunyip. (-5[2])Paths called “songlines” appear (10[1])in the mythology of these people who believe the world was created during Dreamtime by the Rainbow Serpent. For 10 points, name these (10[1])original inhabitants of Australia. ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Indigenous Australians [or Aboriginal Australians; or Australian Aborigines]
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