Cultural Burning
What does low-intensity mean?
a) burns easily
b) out of control/strong
c) not very strong/powerful, weak
c) not very strong/powerful, weak
What are First Nations fish traps made from?
rocks
What is native?
a) put in the ground
b) grow again
c) plant seed
b) grow again
Where are First Nations fish traps set?
What is nomadic?
People moving with the seasons.
Why do First Nations do Cultural burning?
a) It is fun to set fires.
b) reduce fuel build-up, help new plants to grow and stop big bush fires in summer.
c) to help make more bushfires in the hot summer months.
b) Reduce fuel build-up, help new plants to grow and stop big bush fires in summer.
What is the tide?
a) a fish
c) the rocks for the fish trap
b) rise and fall of water
b) rise and fall of water
semi-nomadic
People sometimes moving with the seasons, sometimes staying in one place
How long have First Nations been doing Cultural burning to protect and manage the land?
Why is this way of fishing sustainable?
sustainable: can go on for a long time
They don't take away too many fish.
They only take what they need.
bury
Put in the ground.
The dog buried the bone.
First Nations Peoples bury food to keep for later.
What is cultural burning?
a) controlled, low-intensity fire that helps the land to grow and stops big bushfires.
b) big, out of control bushfire.
c) fire for cooking First Nations food.
a) controlled, low-intensity fire that helps the land to grow and stops big bushfires.
What happens when the tide goes away?
The fish get stuck in the traps, making them easy to catch.
biodiversity
A variety of plants and animals.
bio - life
diversity - lots of different