WEEK 1

Dark Emu seeks to reveal the truth on Australian Aboriginal culture and nature through historical findings as well as multiple encounters. There had been a general perception Dark Emu seeks to reveal the truth on Australian Aboriginal culture and nature through historical findings as that Aboriginals were merely engaged as hunter-gatherers throughout history. However, well as multiple encounters. There had been a general perception that Aboriginals were merely engaged as hunter-gatherers throughout history. However, in this first chapter Pascoe argues that the Aboriginals had in this first chapter Pascoe argues that the Aboriginals had much more depth within their much more depth within their society through agriculture compared to their general perception by people. Many things stood out in this chapter that describes the Aboriginals as more than mere hunter-gatherers. society through agriculture compared to their general perception by people. There were many accounts where intentional cultivation of land and crops were witnessed with the two major type of crops being grain and tubers. Due to the different micro-climates that exist on the Australian continent allowed for various type of crops to be cultivated in different regions by different tribe.

Many things stood out in this chapter that describes the Aboriginals as more than mere Agriculture had been an aspect of the Aboriginals that is not widely known by everyone despite being one of the first to discover the process of baking grain as well as utilize various persevation techniques on hunter-gatherers. There were many accounts where intentional cultivation of land and crops such as grounding bush tomatoes to preserve it for months. The bartering of seeds within tribes also encouraged a type of economy system which adds to the depth of culture that the Aboriginal may have had within their tribes. crops were witnessed with the two major type of crops being grain and tubers. Due to The crops of each region had given identity towards the Aboriginals as they have used it to describe certain the different micro-climates that exist on the Australian continent allowed for various type tribes that grew a specific crop such as the grain growers being referred to as grass people or with a specific crop even being used as a title to compliment a particular member of the tribe. of crops to be cultivated in different regions by different tribe.What is interesting about the crops that were cultivated by the Aboriginals were how human-dependant they were on the knowledge of soil and planting by them. During the colonial era, domestication, introduced species and the removal of tribes from the crops had caused certain grains and tubers to be Agriculture had been an aspect of the Aboriginals that is not widely known by everyone pushed to the brink of extinction. This chapter had debunked many aspects of Aboriginal culture that has still remained unknown to the despite being one of the first to discover the process of baking grain as well as utilize masses. As someone who is not familiar with their culture, this chapter had educated me of the depth that they had in Australia and humbled me from the stereotypes that people had set on them. various persevation techniques on crops such as grounding bush tomatoes to preserve Words: 365 it for months. The bartering of seeds within tribes also encouraged a type of economy system which adds to the depth of culture that the Aboriginal may have had within their tribes. The crops of each region had given identity towards the Aboriginals as they have used it to describe certain tribes that grew a specific crop such as the grain growers being referred to as grass people or with a specific crop even being used as a title to compliment a particular member of the tribe. theFIELD - studio40

What is interesting about the crops that were cultivated by the Aboriginals were how human-dependant they were on the knowledge of soil and planting by them. During the colonial era, domestication, introduced species and the removal of tribes from the crops had caused certain grains and tubers to be pushed to the brink of extinction.

This chapter had debunked many aspects of Aboriginal culture that has still remained unknown to the masses. As someone who is not familiar with their culture, this chapter had educated me of the depth that they had in Australia and humbled me from the stereotypes that people had set on them.

The second chapter continues to shine more light into the Aboriginal culture and to put them as more than hunter-gatherers by revealing aspects of aquaculture that existed within the tribes. The aquaculture systems that were developed by them had existed well before colonization. With specializations within a tribe where a person would specialize in capturing certain marine life would exist as well. The craftsmanship for tools used for aquaculture are of high quality as they took a long time to produce due to its size and quality.

Lake Condah is a site that not only proves that the Aboriginals were engaged in aquaculture within their villages, but also one that many historians refuse to believe that they had built one of the largest manmade eel concourses in the world as they could not fathom the technology used to build it during the time period being one of the oldest aquaculture systems. Smoking was used within hollowed trees to preserve marine life within the tribes as well. Similar to the act of baking, the Aboriginal Australians were the creator of one of the oldest fish traps in history.

There were witnesses of coastal tribes co-operating with nature for aquaculture as well. They had worked with killer whales to drive marine mammals towards the shore to be captured. Typically whales, the tribe would celebrate the co-operation between man and killer whale by giving back the tongue of the whale they had captured to the killer whales. Unfortunately, the shooting of killer whales by the western forces had completely destroyed the relationship. Similar experiences with dolphins were found as well where the tribes would work with the dolphin to drive fish to shore.

The Aboriginal development of aquaculture can be seen as the pioneers of the field as they were one of the earliest adopters of technologies we use today. Their interaction and affinity for nature itself also gives us a precedent on an aquaculture approach that is less human-centric but working with the wildlife itself.

Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan assignment 1

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Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation, (2014) Delhkunya Dja - Dja Dja Wurrung Country Plan, 20142034. Retrieved from http://www.djadjawurrung.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Dja-Dja-WurrungCountry-Plan.pdf

List of information that may asisst in design development:

8 goals • • • • • • • Jaara - For the Dja Dja Wurrung to be happy. healthy and secure in their identity Customs and Practices remain alive and respected Bushtucker and Medicine production and distribution Rivers and waterways are healthy Upside-down Country is healthy again Self-determination for the people Traditional owner economy

Principles • Culture • Partnerships • Looking after country • Traditional Knowledge • Economy

Natural resource management table • Water • Fire • Joint management • Land remediation • NRM service delivery • Resource rents • Traditional knowledge

Dja Dja Wurrung territory map

Rights and responsibilities of the Dja Dja wurrung clan

The lecture given by Christoph Lueder regarding how to map a field was particularly interesting as it introduces top-down methods of analysis for the site in unique ways.

“The Field as a playing field, Grids that can be occupied by different entities. Defined positions that can assume different and changing values.”

The tasks given to us in week one to do two chapter analysis of Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe as well as looking at the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Country Plan to see what we were going to work with on this project had been exciting.

The two chapters had many information regarding the agriculture state of the indigenous people in the past as well as explain some of the present. It had debunked many stereotypical thoughts I had on the first nation’s people and shed a new light on their rich culture in agriculture.

I already began to search for potential crops that would be cultivated on our site such as Murnong (Yam Daisy) and the Lilies. The particular interest from the country plan of cultural heritage sparked an interest in me as well, how would I go about creating architecture that can facilitate the exchange and education of another culture?

The lecture had been helpful in aiding the understanding the complexity of a site and had been stimulating to think about the concept while conducting site analysis