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Walking on Aboriginal land

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Indigenous man stands in tall grass
Walking on Aboriginal land

SUBJECTS:  Geography

YEARS:  3–4, 9–10


Benjamin Church works for the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria.

Watch as Ben welcomes visitors through the Welcome to Country ceremony.

Why do people place leaves in the fire? What does that signify?

As Ben takes his visitors through the Royal Botanic Gardens, he explains the importance of land to Aboriginal people.



Date of broadcast: 2017


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