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Before the time of modern transport the Tiwi people were very isolated and knew very little of other worlds. As a result Tiwi culture developed independently from that on the mainland and were not discovered until 1770. For the purpose of this paper my focus will be in how this late discovered tribe handled their economy. I will cover the economic categories, including the ownership of the means of production, the organization of production, exchange, and consumption. The continent of Australia varies a good deal in such matters as climate, rainfall and amount of vegetation, but the Tiwis have been able to make use of the resources for their survival. The tiwis own the land they work on, they are hunters and gatherers, they move from place to place to find their food. Once they have used all the resources they will move to another place t