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Q3. How do Rainforest Aboriginal People See the Wet Tropics? Click here to view a page with tips on how to complete the activities Question 3 Activity 3.5: In the Rainforest Many places of spiritual significance to Rainforest Aboriginal people are, luckily, easily accessible to you and your family. Try to visit one of these locations and give yourself time to reflect on why this area may have been significant to the Traditional Owners of the Wet Tropics. The Boulders – Babinda Lake Eacham – Atherton Tableland Black Mountain – Cooktown Mossman Gorge – Mossman
Before Macca’s and KFC, before processed food from Woolies, where would you have found your food? Rainforest Aboriginal people learnt to live in the forest and the rainforest sustained them. Because of their knowledge of bush tucker, it’s possible for everyone to try some of the delicacies of the rainforest. One thing your school can do (you can do this at home as well, if you’ve
got the room!) is to plant a bush tucker garden. Some fruits that you
can safely grow at your school are:
Some of Australia’s World Heritage areas are listed for their cultural values, like Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta. As you may have read, Rainforest Aboriginal people would also like the Wet Tropics World Heritage listed for its cultural values. What were the reasons given for Kakadu and Uluru-Kata Tjuta being culturally listed? Research the following links to the Australian Government’s environment
website for information on Kakadu and Uluru-
Kata Tjuta
3.8 The World
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