Indigenous Agriculture and Food

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have been the traditional custodians of the Australian continent for a long time. Scientists estimate this to be between ________ and _______ years ago, which makes them one of the oldest continuous cultures in the world.

• 600 - 1200 years ago

• 6,000 - 12,000 years ago

• 60,000 - 120,000 years ago

• 1 million years ago

What is 'The Dreaming' in Aboriginal culture?

• Explained creating and the formation of the land

• Where water, food and shelter is found

• Caring for country

• All of the above

Firestick farming describes the practice of deliberately burning selected areas of vegetation.

• True

• False

Firestick farming is harmful to the Australian landscape

• True

• False

Banksia seed pods only open when there has been a bushfire as they need smoke to open

• True

• False

Aboriginal people were only nomadic hunter/gatherers - they did not have established agricultural practices

• True

• False

Which of the following were NOT cultivated by Aboriginal people?

• Yams

• Avocados

• Bush Tomato

• Native Millet

Some local Aboriginal groups never dug yams out without...

• Replanting the 'crown'

• Leaving any behind

• Planting new seeds

• Covering the hole

Aboriginal aquaculture was sustainable. They only harvested fish, frogs, eggs, eels, shellfish, molluscs etc. when they were plentiful

• True

• False

During times of drought, the Aboriginal people just let all flora and fauna suffer, looking after only themselves

• True

• False