Creating an Indigenous plant-use garden: plant list
TLF ID A002853
For thousands of years, First Nations peoples across Australia have been growing and cultivating plants. Plants are grown for many different purposes, including food, tools, medicine, shelter, clothing, hunting, carrying, water craft, ceremony and land management. Everything they needed to survive is provided by the bush. OUTCOMES of this learning activity are for students to appreciate the diverse range of plants used by First Nations peoples across Australia; explore the different ways that Indigenous plants can be used e.g. food, fibre, medicine, tools, utensils, ceremony and everyday life; and understand the importance of choosing local and climate resilient plants in creating an Indigenous plant-use garden.