Rangers from Ngulingah Aboriginal Land Council and Ngunya Jargoon Indigenous Protected Area have fire success © O. Costello
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW hosted “Fire Friction and Cultural Connections” workshop programs which were delivered in collaboration with Fat Kangaroo (Dr Miles Holmes and Matt Forde), Macquarie University’s National Indigenous Science Education Program and the Maclean High School.
Participants gathered from across Yaegl and Bundjalung Nations, with others joining from Coffs Harbour and Sydney to collectively work together, to not only build their own fire but to also participate in and share stories and experiences on cultural values and their inherent links to the natural environment. Firesticks partners from Ngulingah Aboriginal Land Council and Ngunya Jargoon Indigenous Protected Area enjoyed their success in making fire using traditional fire friction methods.
Dr Miles Holmes and Matt Forde demonstrate traditional fire making strategies – fire by friction © O. Costello
Download the Cultural Connections Workshops Report.
