RIC-0667 Aboriginal Cult 5-6

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Using the Environment A Natural Environment (page 73) Aboriginals and the Environment Indicator: Teachers Notes Recognises that Aboriginal people have interacted positively with the natural environment. This section looks at how traditional Aboriginal Australians lived in harmony with their environment. It covers the resources they used, and how each resource, whether living or non-living, was important to them. The traditional Aboriginal people lived in harmony with their natural environment. They used natural resources from their environment to meet their needs. These needs consisted of shelter, food, water and spiritual wellbeing. They possessed highly-developed survival skills. Traditional Aboriginal people were careful not to overindulge in their resources, always thinking of the following seasons. They made few changes to the environment and all living creatures and non-living items were useful to them. For example, a simple tree had many uses and was an important resource to the Aboriginal people. Not only could it be used for shade to sit under on a hot day, but it was home to a range of birds and insects which were an important food source. Trees could also be used for shelter. The wood could be cut to make a humpy or bower shed. Both of these were basic shelters that Aboriginal people used. The twigs and leaves from trees were used as roofs. Wood from trees could also be used to make an assortment of tools and utensils necessary for hunting and food gathering. The bark from a tree also served a purpose— traditional Aboriginal people used bark to make shoes and carry bags. Although there were dramatic climatic and environmental changes, traditional Aboriginal people managed to survive because they could adapt to the changes. These changes are told through the Dreamtime stories. Heavy rains can change the environment by washing away soil and causing erosion. When a water source became minimal, rather than use it until it became dry, Aboriginal people moved on to find another source. When the heavy rains came in the northern parts of Australia and flooding occurred, traditional Aboriginal people moved to higher ground rather than building makeshift dams to hold back the water. • Talk about the natural environment. What is it? • Encourage students to talk about what they might find in the natural environment; trees, hills, rivers. • Discuss what makes a ‘built’ (i.e. made by people) environment. • Take the class outside for a brief walk to look at the environment around the school. Prompt them to say if items are built or natural. • Have a display table in your room showing built items and those from the natural environment. (Small examples such as broken twigs, sand and water can be used, while the students may wish to make, for example, buildings and cars themselves.) • Tell the class how traditional Aboriginal people lived in the natural environment without much of what we have today. They survived by using various parts of their natural environment. (Give examples such as animals and wild fruits, wood from trees for implements and shelter and so on.) • Discuss the worksheet with the students. They will need assistance in reading the objects to find in the picture. ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy 72 Australian Aboriginal Culture R.I.C. Publications www.ricgroup.com.au ISBN 978-1-86311-807-1
Using the Environment A Natural Environment There were many things in the natural environment that were important for the survival of traditional Aboriginal people. • Colour these things in the picture. goanna berries wallaby waterhole fallen tree (for wood) wild fruits ©R.I.C. Publications Low Resolution Images Display Copy www.ricgroup.com.au R.I.C. Publications 73Australian Aboriginal Culture 73 ISBN 978-1-86311-807-1
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