NAIDOC
Incursion
Room
15 was lucky enough to have an incursion on ‘Indigenous Bush Tucker’ for NAIDOC
week. We were taught all about how Indigenous Australians used to (and still do
in some parts of Australia) use different native plants and animals for food
and tools.
After
the incursion we discussed some of the interesting things we learnt, they
included:
- There are six
Noongar seasons called Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba and Kambarang
- Aboriginals used
different plants for different purposes, including how to prolong fires or
create heat packs when the weather was cold.
- How they stunned
fish using a toxic seed so it was easier to spear and catch them.
- Some of the
unique names for plants, such as Oldman Saltbush.
It
was so fascinating to learn about how the natural Australian environment
provided food, shelter and many other things for Indigenous Australians.
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