Introduction

Home = **Introduction ** =  Students will acquire information about the Murray-Darling Basin environment that highlights the effects of different decisions and practices. They will examine the Aboriginal connection and commitment to the environment investigating some Aboriginal land management practices and the use of Dreaming stories. Students identify, describe and evaluate interdependent relationships between living things and the environment within the Murray-Darling Basin ecosystem.

Students will: · Examine the significance of the Murray Darling to Aboriginal people · Explore the long heritage Aboriginal people have with the river environment · Begin to understand relationship Aboriginal have with the Murray-Darling river environment to their health and well being · Engage with explanations of natural phenomena and the environment that are part of Aboriginal heritage · Identify the significance of ‘Dreaming’ stories to Aboriginal peoples · Evaluate a variety of ways of addressing environmental problems in Australia and the world · Identify own code of behaviour as it applies to own actions related to improving the health of waterways · Adopt behaviours and practices that protect the environment Next page - Key Terms