Editing Prayer (section)

===Aboriginal Australians===
In traditional [[Australian Aboriginal religion and mythology]], cultural values such as [[connection to country]] and knowledge of [[The Dreaming|totemic ancestral beings]] have been essential to human occupation and survival on the continent for over 65,000 years. This knowledge and empowerment is passed down through story-telling, [[Indigenous Australian art|art]], performance, and initiation by tribal elders (the most adept of these healers or sorcerers are known respectively as [[Cleverman|clevermen]] (and clever women), or ''[[kurdaitcha]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Berndt |first=Ronald Murray |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VegUAAAAIAAJ |title=Australian Aboriginal Religion |date=1974 |publisher=Brill Archive |isbn=978-90-04-03861-5 |language=en}}</ref>) [[Australian Aboriginal artefacts#Sacred items|Sacred objects]] believed to give them their powers include [[tjurunga]] and [[maban]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Elkin|first=Adolphus P.|title=Aboriginal Men of High Degree: Initiation and Sorcery in the World's Oldest Tradition|publisher=Inner Traditions – Bear & Company|year=1973|isbn=978-0-89281-421-3}}</ref>). In contemporary Australia, Indigenous connection to country is linked to increasing recognition, respect and protection for [[Australian Aboriginal sacred site|sacred sites]], repatriation of Indigenous remains held in overseas museums for reburial on country,<ref>Maloney, Rosanne and Burmas, Grace (7 December 2023). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-07/first-nations-yawuru-ancestor-repatriation-smithsonian-wa-museum/103191928 Stolen remains of Yawuru Aboriginal man returned to WA from Smithsonian museum] ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]''. Retrieved 1 April 2025.</ref><ref>Boltje, Stephanie (9 November 2024). [https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-09/human-remains-traded-for-animal-parts-returned-to-australia/104579934 Australia traded human remains for a prehistoric tiger skull. Decades later, they're coming home] ''[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]]''. Retrieved 1 April 2025.</ref> and finds expression through rituals such as [[welcome to country]] and [[Smoking ceremony|smoking ceremonies]] often held at the beginning of civic and other public events.