In an Aborigine tribe, when a person is dying, the village is very quiet and calm. They believe a dead person is like poison and will cause bad hunting (Turner, 67). They feel that a death is always a murder, there are no natural causes. "How else could you explain how a person died so suddenly, who before had been so full of life?" was their reasoning (Turner, 69).

The relatives of the dead are responsible for finding the murderer (Turner, 69). They would have to question everyone. After a person dies, everyone in the camp raises up a wailing, and shows their pain of mourning. Sometimes they would do this so they would not be suspected of the murder (Turner, 69).

Once the person is dead, they spread red earth on the body, which looks like the blood shed at birth (Turner, 70). This indicates that the dead person is being reborn into another world. They then paint the designs of the clan in white and yellow on the chest and stomach. They believed that "these signs would change the dead man into a sacred being who could then enter the world of the spirit" (Turner, 71). They then placed the body in a tree.

After three months, the body is removed, and the bones are cleaned (Turner, 75). They then watch the bones for 2-3 months, to make sure the spirit is gone. Then, the bones are placed in a log in the center of the camp (Turner, 76). The aborigines try to help the dead on their way to the spirit world, and continue watching to make sure that the spirit has made it. Through this, and in the treating of the dead’s remains with respect, they show caring towards the dead of their tribe.