On Friday, the 11th of August 2017, Year 7 went on an excursion to Kuringai Chase National Park. On our excursion we learnt many different skills and information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and how they use their environment. We enhanced our own learning by gaining information from our teachers and a aboriginal ambassador, Jess.
We visited many different Traditional rock engravings and paintings that dates back to 600 years, over 800 sites within the Park provide a significant relation to the Indigenous heritage. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and have great cultural and spiritual importance for Indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal engravings show the practices and the lifestyle of their culture by how some of the engravings are of them hunting using boomerangs and …show more content…
It is a world heritage site this draws attention to Kuringai for future preservation. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is the second oldest national park in Australia. It is also the oldest national park officially, specifically for the natural conservation. Australia is a country which is recognised for being the centre of biodiversity. Ku ring gai is perfect example of that due to the fact that of the preservation of such a historical national park. Timber from certain shrubs and trees was sustainable for making a wide range of tools and utensils. Animal skins as clothing and blankets. Stones and plant leaves also to make spears and baskets. In earlier years Indigenous Australians had no humans rights of their land and their family. Since then their role in government and human rights have improved. Kuringai Chase National Park needed to have natural conservation with the government having an equal responsibility for the conservation as the Aborigines do. Our government has helped the conservation of Kuringai and has preserved the rock engravings and other spiritual and practical
We visited many different Traditional rock engravings and paintings that dates back to 600 years, over 800 sites within the Park provide a significant relation to the Indigenous heritage. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and have great cultural and spiritual importance for Indigenous Australians. The Aboriginal engravings show the practices and the lifestyle of their culture by how some of the engravings are of them hunting using boomerangs and …show more content…
It is a world heritage site this draws attention to Kuringai for future preservation. Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park is the second oldest national park in Australia. It is also the oldest national park officially, specifically for the natural conservation. Australia is a country which is recognised for being the centre of biodiversity. Ku ring gai is perfect example of that due to the fact that of the preservation of such a historical national park. Timber from certain shrubs and trees was sustainable for making a wide range of tools and utensils. Animal skins as clothing and blankets. Stones and plant leaves also to make spears and baskets. In earlier years Indigenous Australians had no humans rights of their land and their family. Since then their role in government and human rights have improved. Kuringai Chase National Park needed to have natural conservation with the government having an equal responsibility for the conservation as the Aborigines do. Our government has helped the conservation of Kuringai and has preserved the rock engravings and other spiritual and practical