Country
Describe the relationship between Aboriginal people and Country
Very close, it's a living relationship
What is the Noongar word for Country?
Boodja
What does Caring for Country mean?
Protecting the environment
What is dual naming?
The practice of officially recognising both Aboriginal and European names for places
What is the Dreaming?
The time when ancestral beings created landscapes, animals, plants and important cultural practices
Name something which is a part of Country
Lands, waters, skies, plants, animals, people, ancestors, spiritual connections, rivers, mountains, oceans, forests, stories, traditions, cultural practices and responsibilities passed down through generations
What is the furthest point north of Noongar Country?
Geraldton
What is cultural burning?
Using carefully controlled fires to manage landscapes
What is the Aboriginal name for Perth?
Boorloo
Name one way in which Dreaming stories are passed down
Storytelling, song, dance, art, ceremony
How can people connect with Country?
Be outside and listen
How many seasons do Noongar people recognise?
Six
What is one job Aboriginal rangers do?
Protect waterways, monitor wildlife, manage invasive species, care for important cultural sites
Aboriginal people were prevented from speaking their languages and practising culture
What does the story of the ancestral serpent teach?
That waterways are sacred and must be respected
Deborah-Rose says Aboriginal communication with Country is ______-way
Two
Name a dialect within the Noongar language
Whadjuk, Bibalinyok, Minang, Wudjari
What is one recent Katanning Caring for Country project?
Fencing to protect woodland at Lake Coyrecup
What is the Aboriginal name for Rottnest?
Wadjemup
What is one place which the ancestral serpent is connected to in WA?
Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River)
What does one Aboriginal person say it is time to do when the wärrkarr is in flower?
Hunt stingray
One-third
How did Aboriginal people hunt sustainably?
They didn't take too many resources as they realised it could damage ecosystems, they learned about the animals in the area
What are two reasons why dual naming is useful?
Recognises Aboriginal culture, keeps languages alive, encourages people to learn about Aboriginal history, acknowledges both parts of Australian history
What is the name of the ancestral serpent which is said to travel Noongar Country?
Wagyl