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Protecting our Rainforests
Protecting our Rainforests
The Dharawal people of the Illawarra as well as the Dayak people of Borneo have a deep and spiritual connection to Country.
They sense that the role of protecting environments such as rainforest in the world can only happen when people connect with the environment and understand how vital it is for our survival.
In this lesson you will:
In this lesson you will:
Explore the idea of protecting environments from the perspectives of indigenous people such as the Dayak in Borneo and the Dharawal in the Illawarra.
You will need:
You will need:
Computer, worksheet, pencil
What can we learn from Indigenous Cultures about protection of environments?
What can we learn from Indigenous Cultures about protection of environments?
Dayak protection of the Bornean rainforest
Dayak protection of the Bornean rainforest
Click the picture to play video
Click the picture to play video
The Forbidden forests of the Dayak, Borneo, Indonesia (9.05 min).
Oola Boola Woo - the story of Five Islands
Oola Boola Woo - the story of Five Islands
The Dreaming story of Five Islands is one of many freshwater and saltwater Dharawal creation stories that relate to the five islands clustered off the coast from Port Kembla. Below is a simplified retelling of the story, illustrated with artwork created by the children of Coomaditchie.
Hover over the picture and use the arrows on the left and right of the image to scroll through the story.
What can we do to help protect rainforests?
What can we do to help protect rainforests?
Make a sustainable palm oil poster
Make a sustainable palm oil poster
In your poster, show an understanding that boycotting palm oil is not a sustainable solution. Palm oil is ok, as long as it is sourced sustainably.
Remember that palm oil plants produce more oil per hectare of plantation, while also needing less fertiliser and less pesticides than other oil crops like rapeseed or soybean.
In your poster, show that palm oil is ok, as long as it is sourced sustainably. Illustrate and label how palm oil can be sustainable. Watch the video clip below to help you consider how palm oil can be sustainable.
Complete a heart map
Complete a heart map
“Be the change that you wish to see for the earth’s rainforests”.
Further Information on Sustainable Aboriginal practices
Further Information on Sustainable Aboriginal practices
Middens
Middens
Aboriginal land management
Aboriginal land management
https://www.csiro.au/en/Research/Environment/Land-management/Indigenous
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