Wednesday 27 July 2016

Cultural Visit

We were lucky enough yesterday to get a visit from one of our parents, Tyrone Bell, to share part of the Ngunnawal culture. He brought a range of artifacts including axe heads, boomerangs and cooking stones.


Have you got any other questions you would like to ask Tyrone?

19 comments:

  1. it was lots of fun learning about all the aboriginals. Makenna

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  2. How do you make a boomerang?

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    1. Tyronne and Jada8:41 am, July 29, 2016

      Great question Scarlett! Boomerangs are made out of tree roots, then a sharp stone is used to carve the root down to the thin shape of a boomerang.

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  3. How many Ngunnawal celebrations are there.

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    1. Tyronne and Jada8:46 am, July 29, 2016

      Great question! There are many celebrations in the Ngunawal culture. Corroborees are held any time during the year for different reasons such as for mens' business, womens' business and to do trade with neighbours.

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  4. What is a spear used for?
    What was paint used for?

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    1. Tyronne and Jada8:47 am, July 29, 2016

      A spear is used for hunting animals and for protection.

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    2. Tyronne and Jada8:50 am, July 29, 2016

      Paint was made from mixing water and ochre (from a certain rock - ironstone) and was used to paint on the skin for ceremony/corroboree and also for drawing on rock walls to tell a story.

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  5. Do the Aboriginals still make axe heads today?

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    1. Tyronne and Jada8:52 am, July 29, 2016

      Yes we do, though we don't need them to hunt or make things with. We make them so we know and can pass on to others how our ancestors made them.

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  6. How long would it take to make a canoe?

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  7. How hard would it be learning the Ngunnawal language?.

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  8. How many Ngunnawal people were there before the Europeans came?

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  9. How does a boomerang kill an animal?

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  10. Did all of the tribes have to learn another language as well as their own?

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  11. How dos a boomerang work.

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  12. How do you say hello and goodbye in the Ngunnawal language?

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  13. What a fantastic experience for our students. It's great to see Fraser embracing cultures from our own local community as well as around the world.

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