Walgun walk and cultural experience

P1.2. Explains the consequences of invasion and colonisation for Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples on social justice and human rights

P2.2. Explains the importance of Country and the interrelationship between Country, culture, economic life and social systems for Aboriginal and other Indigenous peoples

P3.2. Explains the impact of key government policies, legislation and legal decisions in relation to land and water rights and heritage and identity

P3.3. Explains the responses and initiative of Aboriginal other Indigenous peoples to key government policies, legislation and legal decisions

• Discover traditional and contemporary Aboriginal culture with Aboriginal guides
• Listen to Arakwal Bundjalung guides talk about their families and their heritage and how settlement of the Byron Bay area by Europeans impacted traditional Aboriginal culture
• Learn about the European impact on the landscape, particularly the Pass midden and the movement of Aboriginal people in this area
• Consider how the landscape affected European settlement and how people were affected by climate and the seasons
• Take a guided walk, learning about the local environment, natural resources, bush tucker and bush medicine
• Learn about the Arakwal Indigenous Land Use Agreement and how NPWS and Arakwal People jointly manage local protected areas
• Recognise that Aboriginal people have interacted positively with the environment for a long time
• Identify customs, practices, languages and traditions of Aboriginal people.