For Aboriginal people, passing on knowledge from person to person through talking and demonstrating is an important value. This is how history, traditions, knowledge and beliefs are passed down from generation to generation.
Elders play a special role in this transmission: they hold the wisdom of previous generations and they have a responsibility to teach it to the next generation. They tell stories and legends about the knowledge, values and history of their people.
Therefore, both young people and adults have great respect for their elders, carriers of wisdom.