Glenelg River Gunditjmara Significance
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Glenelg River Gunditjmara Significance
Read: Country and the river
The Glenelg River, known as Bochara in Gunditjmara language, flows through south-western Victoria and crosses into South Australia. Parts of its catchment are within Gunditjmara Country. Country is more than land: it includes waters, living things, cultural responsibilities, histories and relationships. Gunditjmara people have enduring connections with their Country. Rivers provide habitats and food, and connect places across a landscape. Caring for a river involves understanding how water, plants, animals and people affect one another. Gunditjmara knowledge and practice are important to understanding this place and its history. The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a distinct place in south-west Victoria. Its aquaculture system includes channels, weirs and stone structures used to manage water and harvest kooyang (short-finned eel). Budj Bim is not the Glenelg River, but it provides evidence of Gunditjmara engineering, aquaculture and deep knowledge of local waters. Be careful not to assume that every feature found at Budj Bim also exists along the Glenelg. Today, river health can be affected by water flows, erosion, pollution, habitat loss and the needs of communities. Respectful landscape management listens to Traditional Owners and recognises that Indigenous knowledge is not simply a resource from the past: it is living knowledge.
Investigate the evidence
Use the reading above to solve the questions.
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Tasmania
- Western Australia
- Only the soil and rocks beneath a place
- Land, waters, living things, relationships, histories and responsibilities
- A boundary drawn on a government map
- A place used only for farming
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