----- Original Message ----- From: Chan Lim <omy111@yahoo.com> To: <cathyd@shoalhaven.net.au> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 4:11 PM > Dear Cathy, > > Hi Cathy, my name is Chan Lim and I am a 2nd year > Medical Student at the University of Western > Australia. I obtained your email address from a > website dealing with Aboriginal family histories while > I was doing some research for a recent assignment task > that was set for us in one of our units titled > "Aboriginal Health". > I would be very much obliged if you could possibly > assist me in my research as I have realised that there > is very little information concerning the subject area > that I am interested in. > My Subject area deals with Aboriginal customs and > rituals in the area of Death and Afterlife. For > instance what is the standard rituals that follow the > death of a family member. Are there formal ways in > which members of the family mourn the loss. > I am actually Korean by race, and in our custom, the > first ritual that follows the death of a family member > is to set up a small "shrine" in the room of the > deceased in front of which each visting family member > and friends will burn a stick of insence. It is also > commmon custom for the immediate family members to go > into a period of mourning for a 100 days after the day > of passing where we will be dressed in black and > refrain from normal tasks in respect for the family > member who has passed. > I was wondering if there were any rituals of that kind > that exist in the Aboriginal custom. I understand that > there may be different customs for different groups > and communities, and that it would be hard to > generalise certain customs. But I would be much > obliged if you could assist me any way you are able, > even with references to other individuals, websites or > texts. > I thank you sincerely ofr taking your time to read > throught this email, and am grateful for any > assistance you may have in my research. > > Yours truly > > > Chan Lim > (2nd year Medical Student, Univeristy of Western Australia) > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie >

You could try contacting the Koori Mail and putting a request in there www.koorimail.com I'm sure they'll help out and this is an Australia wide newspaper for Indigenous Australians. Cheers, Robynne ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Dunn To: AUS-KOORI-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 2:07 PM Subject: [AUS-Koori] Fw: Deaths ----- Original Message ----- From: Chan Lim <omy111@yahoo.com> To: <cathyd@shoalhaven.net.au> Sent: Friday, August 10, 2001 4:11 PM > Dear Cathy, > > Hi Cathy, my name is Chan Lim and I am a 2nd year > Medical Student at the University of Western > Australia. I obtained your email address from a > website dealing with Aboriginal family histories while > I was doing some research for a recent assignment task > that was set for us in one of our units titled > "Aboriginal Health". > I would be very much obliged if you could possibly > assist me in my research as I have realised that there > is very little information concerning the subject area > that I am interested in. > My Subject area deals with Aboriginal customs and > rituals in the area of Death and Afterlife. For > instance what is the standard rituals that follow the > death of a family member. Are there formal ways in > which members of the family mourn the loss. > I am actually Korean by race, and in our custom, the > first ritual that follows the death of a family member > is to set up a small "shrine" in the room of the > deceased in front of which each visting family member > and friends will burn a stick of insence. It is also > commmon custom for the immediate family members to go > into a period of mourning for a 100 days after the day > of passing where we will be dressed in black and > refrain from normal tasks in respect for the family > member who has passed. > I was wondering if there were any rituals of that kind > that exist in the Aboriginal custom. I understand that > there may be different customs for different groups > and communities, and that it would be hard to > generalise certain customs. But I would be much > obliged if you could assist me any way you are able, > even with references to other individuals, websites or > texts. > I thank you sincerely ofr taking your time to read > throught this email, and am grateful for any > assistance you may have in my research. > > Yours truly > > > Chan Lim > (2nd year Medical Student, Univeristy of Western Australia) > > ____________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.co.uk address at http://mail.yahoo.co.uk > or your free @yahoo.ie address at http://mail.yahoo.ie > ==== AUS-KOORI Mailing List ====