ABC News - Cultural Burning to return to Victoria after 170 years in the hope of revitalising the land.
Why did the Dja Dja Wurrung people want to bring back traditional cultural burning?
Select all answers that are correct. (In this unit there are small negative penalties for selecting the wrong answer).

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ABC News  - Cultural Burning to return to Victoria after 170 years in the hope of revitalising the land.  
 Why did the Dja Dja Wurrung people want to bring back traditional cultural burning?  
 Select all answers that are correct. (In this unit there are small negative penalties for selecting the wrong answer).

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Use traditional burning as a tool to heal Country but also to heal their people, by involving families, elders and young ones in this practice.

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To gain their right to bring back the practices that their ancestors did many years ago.

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To use the practice to clear forest landscapes so they can claim it back again.

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To ensure that their sacred lands are maintained.

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To help reconnect Indigenous people to their history, but also assist in maintaining the land for future generations.

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Only to give younger generations the opportunity to experience their ancestors burning practices.

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