Chapter 4.2 Indigenous Fisheries of Coorong, Lower Lakes and Murray Mouth

Traditionally, Ngarrindjeri people mainly targeted mulloway, black bream, greenback flounder, yelloweye tuna and pipi. 

In the World Heritage Nomination - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape video four World Heritage listed sites where mentioned. Three included the Great Wall of China in China, the pyramids in Egypt and the Statue of Liberty - in the United States of America. 

What is Australia's World Heritage listed site that was mentioned? 

World Heritage Nomination - Budj Bim Cultural Landscape

Match the World Heritage List Criteria with the Budj Bim landscape history and characteristics: 

Reflection: How have your perspectives about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fishing practices changed after reading the pre-class material? Which aspects of the Indigenous peoples' connections to Country were you most interested in? If you went fishing as a child, think about how you learnt to successfully catch fish - the location, the technique, the fish ecology and behaviour, the timing etc.. Much of that knowledge is specific to the local area and that one place. How does the ecological information you have acquired over time differ to Indigenous ecological knowledge? What are some similarities? (150-200 words)

In week 2 we looked at reflection. Throughout this unit we will give you assessed and unassessed opportunities to practice your reflective writing. Please remember to use your notes and prompts from the class to help you with your reflective writing. Not all of the questions will need the full reflective circle, however, the notes are still a valuable resource.

For this week think about the following question.

How did you feel when you realised that Victoria is an active volcanic province and that Aboriginal Australians have been living very successfully on that volcanic province for at least 35,000 years? Why? What does it mean to you?

What did you think when you found out that several Aboriginal groups had what were essentially factories that produced large amounts of goods for trade? How did this make you feel? Why? What do you take from this knowledge? Was it new knowledge or partly new?

What is the youngest volcanic eruption center in the Newer Volcanics Province (NVP)?

What type of stone are the lower walls of the Western Victorian huts made out of?

What was found underneath the Tower Hill Volcanic deposits that tell us human occupation in the area is at least 37,000 years old? 

What sort of geologic dating technique is used to ascertain the ages of volcanic rocks in the newer volcanic province?