Indigenous Relationships with the Environment
This Indigenous land‑management practice uses controlled, low‑intensity fires to care for Country and promote healthy ecosystems.
fire‑stick burning?
Early settlers mainly viewed the Australian environment as something to be used for farming and building. what was the land seen as.
resource
This 1980s campaign stopped a dam from being built.
Franklin River campaign
This device changed navigation and made outdoor recreation safer.
GPS
Seeing the environment as fragile leads to this type of interaction
conservation
Indigenous Australians see the land as this — a living, spiritual entity.
Country
Early Europeans saw the Australian environment as empty land ready to be used.
terra nullius
This organisation led the Franklin River campaign and organised the mass blockades.
Tasmanian Wilderness Society
Social media can cause this problem in popular outdoor areas.
over‑tourism
Hiking, surfing, and camping are examples of this.
recreational interactions
These cultural animals guide behaviour and protect species.
totems
Clearing land for farming caused this major environmental impact.
habitat loss
Nearly 1,500 protesters were arrested during this major action designed to stop dam construction.
Franklin Blockade
Eco‑tourism is an example of this trend.
commercialisation
Logging and mining often cause this negative impact.
erosion or habitat loss
Indigenous seasonal calendars are based on this.
environmental change
Modern Australians often see outdoor environments as places for this.
recreation
The Franklin River was saved after this court ruled that the Commonwealth had the power to stop the dam.
High Court of Australia
Drones can help conservation but also disturb this.
wildlife
Perceptions influence interactions, which then create these
impacts
Colonisation disrupted Indigenous relationships by removing access to this.
Country
Tourism and national parks grew during this period.
1900–1970
The Franklin conflict escalated after this Premier strongly supported the dam, calling it essential for Tasmania’s future.
Robin Gray
Media often portrays outdoor environments in this way, influencing public perception
beautiful and desirable
Seeing the environment as a playground encourages this type of high‑use behaviour.
intensive recreation