SkillBuilder discussion Geographical inquiry 1. What environmental services do Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples provide? 2. How do they manage natural resources? 3. What role do they play in conservation?
FIGURE5 Environmental services provided by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Border protection
Restoration of wetlands
Quarantine
Services provided
Fisheries management
Fire management
Feral animal control
Weed control
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The Yolngu Peoples of Arnhem Land
The Yolngu Peoples are the traditional custodians of 55 000 hectares in the Northern Territory. Their land includes rocky outcrops, þoodplains, sandy beaches and rugged coastline. Despite pressure to adopt a Western lifestyle, the Yolngu Peoples have kept a strong connection to Country and their cultural ancestry, which goes back more than 50 000 years. Over 40 languages are spoken across Eastern Arnhem Land, and English is often the second or third language for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. 10.9.5
FIGURE6 Arnhem Land, Northern Territory
The Wurundjeri Peoples of the Kulin Nation Wurundjeri lands cover about 12 500 square kilometres, including areas around what is now the Yarra River in Melbourne, and stretching to Whittlesea, Macedon, Lanceýeld and Woodend. They trace their ancestry back over 65 000 years, when the creator spirit formed their land, people and all living things.
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