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Jane Merewether
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Environmental education researcher on Noongar boodja (south western Australia). Thinking with feminisms, new materialisms and Indigenous knowledges.
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This sign reminds us that Aboriginal people have lived in this place for 47,000 years.
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Sign in foreground with river behind. Wording on sign says: "Connection to Country: Noongar Occupation Datings from excavations at open artefact sites and rock shelters in the South West at Bunbury, Margaret River, Quindalup, Dunsborough and Albany, indicate the area has been occupied by Aboriginal people from 47,000 years ago to recent times. Numerous artefact scatters in the coastal area of Bunbury confirm the area was used for long and short term camping, social gatherings and ceremonial purposes. Eaton was a favoured location because of the rich food resources offered by the estuary, river and inland and also as it was protected by the Quindalup Dunes west of Leschenault Estuary. Silcrete, dolerite, quartz and granite were obtained via trade from the Darling Scarp and used to manufacture stone tools and implements such as flakes, scrapers, backed blades and grinding stones. Fossiliferous chert collected from offshore sources or traded from the south coast was also used to produce artefacts. These stone tools were used to form wooden implements, weapons and to process food."
November 16, 2024 at 2:25 PM
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The sign says:
"'This country is a part of us' - Les Wallam"
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Sign in foreground with river behind. Words on the sign say Connection to Each Other Aboriginal people lived in harmony with their environment and moved across their territory depending on the seasons. Plants and animals were indicators of the changing of the seasons, which showed when it was time to go either inland during the cooler months or to the coast during the hotter months. Noongar people call the six seasons Birak, Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba and Kambarang. Noongar families would camp all along the river where they would fish, gather food from the bush and connect to their country and other families. In the hotter months the river banks were thick with reeds and the crabs and fish were plentiful. Today Noongar people continue to fish and camp along the Collie River."
November 16, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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Hello Bluesky!
Today's blue sky on Wardandi boodja.
River scene with blue sky and blue river. Tree overhanging the water, reeds in foreground. Reflections of tree in water.
November 16, 2024 at 1:44 PM