“In Western philosophy the proper way is considered ethics, whereas in Aboriginal society, as far as it is known, there is no equivalent term for ethics, this is because proper action comes from the external order internalised through collective empirical observation over tens of thousands of years, rather than abstract individualist thinking.

The term ethics will be employed, but with the understanding that Aboriginal ethics encompasses more than simply applying principles of right action in order to know how to act.”

Really interesting article by Mary Graham on “The Law of Obligation, Aboriginal Ethics: Australia Becoming, Australia Dreaming”