This program is a unique opportunity to investigate a wide variety of local native plants which were integral in the life of the First Australians. Aboriginal Education Officers will provide a personal perspective offering how Indigenous people of the Sydney area used plants for food, medicine, tools and weapons, giving students a unique opportunity to meet and interact with members of our Indigenous communities.
Learning Activities
- Students will be guided on a walk through the Cadi Jam Ora garden whilst learning about the traditional and contemporary uses of native plants
- They will examine plants that were used by the original custodians for food, medicine, shelter, tools and weapons
- Students will view artefacts made from these plants as well as other aspects of Aboriginal culture