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Indigenous watercrafts

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Boat made of tree bark
Indigenous watercrafts

SUBJECTS:  Geography

YEARS:  3–4, 5–6


Did you know that many different types of watercrafts were used by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities?

Watercrafts varied in design, size and materials.

Learn about two specific examples: the Ningher and the nawi. Why do you think the people from lutruwita and the Eora nation had such different watercrafts?

Think about these locations and why they would have influenced the design and materials of the watercrafts.


Acknowledgements

With thanks to Helen Anu and Australian National Maritime Museum.


Production Date: 2018


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