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Using Fire to Care For Country – with Roy Barker

Roy Barker, an Aboriginal man from the Murrawari language group who lives in Lightning Ridge, explains the way fire was traditionally used to manage country and its role in maintaining healthy soils and vegetation. He also speaks about the role of smoke from a communication, pest control and spirituality point of view. This documentary is one of nineteen that comprises the Through Our Eyes series features Aboriginal Elders and knowledge-holders from the Ngemba, Kamilaroi and Euahlayi language groups in north-western NSW (Brewarrina, Walgett and Lightning Ridge) describing the land management practices and social, spiritual and cultural knowledge that enabled their people to care for the country for tens of thousands of years.

Through Our Eyes - Using Fire To Care For Country with Roy Barker
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We acknowledge and respect Traditional Owners as the original custodians of the Earth’s land and waters, their unique ability to care for Country and deep spiritual connection to it. We honour Elders past and present whose knowledge and wisdom ensures the continuation of culture and traditional practices.
We are committed to genuinely partner, and meaningfully engage, with Victoria’s Traditional Owners and Aboriginal communities to support the protection of Country, the maintenance of spiritual and cultural practices and their broader aspirations in the 21st century and beyond.

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