Wonders of the Rainforest
People of the Rainforest: Australia
r o e t s B r e oo did What p u they know? k S z The Ngadjonji knew that some
ew i ev Pr
Teac he r
Most of the tropical rainforest in Australia is found in a small area of Far North Queensland known as the “Wet Tropics”.
fruits and seeds could be eaten straight away while others contained poisons and only parts of them could be eaten. · zThey knew which parts of which plants could be used as medicine for certain illnesses. · zIt was important that the Ngadjonji The are an plants were harvested at a indigenous people that live in certain time of the year. The Ngadjonji used their the rainforest regions of Far knowledge to find the best North Queensland in the materials to create woven Daintree River National Park. baskets and bags and they These people have lived in the used the buttress roots of trees to make weapons. rain jungles for thousands of
w ww
. te
m . u
© ReadyEdPubl i cat i ons •f orr evi ew pur posesonl y•
o c . years. They have great cah e r er o knowledge of the region that t s s r u e p has been passed on by their ancestors. They have a deep respect for nature and understand the cycles and processes of the environment. An unidentified rainforest group in Far North Queensland. Photo courtesy of Cairns Historical Society.
55