Aboriginal Boomerangs

Throughout the social studies topic of migration, more specifically aboriginal Australians and the stolen generation, I have learnt many things. The most significant thing I myself have learnt is that every piece of art on a boomerang has meaning, and tells a story. Each symbol has a different meaning, for example: a downward facing arrow represents spears. I also found the fact that Aborigines usually did their markings and symbols with dots instead of lines like traditional art quite interesting. Here is a few symbols and their meanings:

We were tasked to design and paint our own boomerangs, and here's mine:

The boomerang is meant to tell a tale of rejection by those close to a person, and being able to find yourself and be accepted by those who truly deserve your attention. It is meant to symbolise how there are always people in your life who will push you around and bully you for who you are, but if you look hard enough, you will find people who truly accept you for who you are, kind of like the light at the end of the darkness. It is also meant to symbolise how there will always be dark times in your life, but you will always have people there willing and ready to help you lift your spirits and make your life better once again. The symbolisation behind the boomerang is meant to be uplifting and tell people that no matter what goes wrong, there is always something to live for, and there will always be something or someone there to lift your spirits, and those good things should be what you focus on.