Q3. How do Rainforest Aboriginal People See the Wet Tropics?

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Question 3 Activity 3.1: Caring for Country
Question 3 Activity 3.2: Pictures of the Past
Question 3 Activity 3.3: Culture in the Forest
Question 3 Activity 3.4: Rainforest Rights

3.1 Caring for Country

Write a short story … that illustrates the different ways Rainforest Aboriginal people:
• thought about the rainforest
• lived in the rainforest
• relied on the rainforest.

Questions to ask yourself
Thinking about the Rainforest
• Do Rainforest Aboriginal People have SPIRITUAL TIES with the Wet Tropics?
• Does the rainforest feature in their STORIES and MYTHS?
• What does the phrase CARING FOR COUNTRY mean?

Living in the rainforest
• Did Rainforest Aboriginal People LIVE in the rainforest?
• Was the rainforest used for MEETINGS or GATHERINGS?
• Were there BOUNDARIES in the rainforest that separated different clan groups?

Relying on the rainforest
• How did Rainforest Aboriginal People use the Wet Tropics for FOOD and SHELTER?
• Did the rainforest support any of their other NEEDS?
• How was the Wet Tropics ALTERED by the presence of Rainforest Aboriginal people?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 300 – 600 words.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the short story genre.

Questions to ask yourself
Thinking about the Rainforest
• Do Rainforest Aboriginal people have SPIRITUAL TIES with the Wet Tropics?
• Does the rainforest feature in their STORIES and MYTHS?
• What does the phrase CARING FOR COUNTRY mean?

Living in the rainforest
• Did Rainforest Aboriginal people LIVE in the rainforest?
• Was the rainforest used for MEETINGS or GATHERINGS?
• Were there BOUNDARIES in the rainforest that separated different clan groups?

Relying on the rainforest
• How did Rainforest Aboriginal people use the Wet Tropics for FOOD and SHELTER?
• Did the rainforest support any of their other NEEDS?
• How was the Wet Tropics ALTERED by the presence of Rainforest Aboriginal people?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 20 – 30 panels.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the comic strip genre.

Focus Question: What are some of the major Wet Tropics issues which interest Rainforest Aboriginal people?

3.3 Culture in the Forest

Write a short story …that illustrates some concerns of Rainforest Aboriginal people about the Wet Tropics.

Questions to ask yourself
• Were Rainforest Aboriginal people SUPPORTIVE or OPPOSED to World Heritage listing?
• After World Heritage listing, what RIGHTS do Rainforest Aboriginal people have?
• After World Heritage listing, what RESPONSIBILITIES do Rainforest Aboriginal people have?
• In what ways has World Heritage listing affected Rainforest Aboriginal people’s RELATIONSHIP to the Wet Tropics?
• After World Heritage listing, how do Rainforest Aboriginal people USE the rainforests of the Wet Tropics?
• In what ways has World Heritage listing ADVANTAGED or DISADVANTAGED Rainforest Aboriginal people?
• What role do Rainforest Aboriginal people have in MANAGING the Wet Tropics?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 300 – 600 words.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the short story genre.

Focus Question: What are some of the major Wet Tropics issues which interest Rainforest Aboriginal people?

3.4 Rainforest Rights

Draw a comic strip … that illustrates some concerns Rainforest Aboriginal people have about the Wet Tropics.

Questions to ask yourself
• Were Rainforest Aboriginal people SUPPORTIVE or OPPOSED to World Heritage listing?
• After World Heritage listing, what RIGHTS do Rainforest Aboriginal people have?
• After World Heritage listing, what RESPONSIBILITIES do Rainforest Aboriginal people have?
• In what ways has World Heritage listing affected Rainforest Aboriginal people’s RELATIONSHIP to the Wet Tropics?
• After World Heritage listing, how do Rainforest Aboriginal people USE the rainforests of the Wet Tropics?
• In what ways has World Heritage listing ADVANTAGED or DISADVANTAGED Rainforest Aboriginal people?
• What role do Rainforest Aboriginal people have in MANAGING the Wet Tropics?

Conditions
Try to address all the questions above.
Length: 20 – 30 panels.
Include a bibliography of the sources you used.
Ensure you use the comic strip genre.