Bundjalung
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Bundjalung Country stretches across northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, from the Logan River in the north to the Clarence River in the south, and inland to the Great Dividing Range. It is home to many interconnected clans, including Arakwal, Widjabul Wia-bal, and Minjungbal, each with their own deep cultural ties to land, waters, and skies.
Fire, Carbon, and Country: Understanding Cultural Burning
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 9-10 4 lessons
This unit introduces students to the concept of cultural fire management. Students will explore the importance of fire as a tool for ecosystem health, the science of carbon storage, and the respect required to carry out these practices safely.
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Listening to Bundjalung Country
Science
Visual Arts
Year levels: 5-6 4 lessons
Through yarning circles, outdoor observations, and creative projects, students will develop their ability to identify natural patterns and reflect on the ways First Nations knowledge systems inform sustainable practices.
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Bush Tucker Adventures: Cooking and Culture
Science
HASS
Media Arts
Drama
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
Year levels: 5-6 4 lessons
In this project based, multi-subject unit, students explore the deep connections between plants, food, culture, and Country.
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Voices of Country: Soundscape Art and Advocacy
Geography
Media Arts
Year levels: 7-8 4 lessons
This unit invites students to connect with nature through sound, capturing and preserving the natural “voices” of Country.
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Making Fire
Oliver Costello, Delta Kay, and Kris Cook share knowledge of making fire, with Oliver demonstrating the tools and techniques used to create flame.
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Bundjalung Bush Tucker
Delta Kay shares Bundjalung knowledge of bush foods such as native ginger, guava, and black plums, and their many uses.
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Bundjalung Mullet Season
Delta Kay and Kris Cook share Bundjalung knowledge of mullet season, recalling how their Ancestors hunted bilin bilin (lorikeets), used plants for food and tools, and gathered by the coast for trade, marriage, and ceremony.
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Bundjalung Introduction
Delta Kay, Kris Cook and Nickolla Clark share Bundjalung knowledge of the mullet season, the night sky, and the southerly winds that signal change.
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