Kinship & Family + Land Management

Which is true about SKIN NAMES?

• Two people with the same skin name can marry each other

• Two people with the same skin name can NOT marry each other

• Skin names are animals that you are responsible for taking care of

• There are only two skin names

Which is true about TOTEMS?

• Totems are statues

• Totems tell you who you can and can't marry

• Totems are a symbol or object in nature that represents an individual or group of people.

• Totems are based off of your mother's name and are used to tell you your place in society

Which is true about MOIETY?

• Moiety means that society is divided into two halves (or clans)

• Moiety is a symbol or object in nature that represents an individual or group of people.

• Moiety means that society is treated as one whole

• Moiety means your last name

Which is true about Aboriginal family structures

• Family typically only includes parents and their children

• Families all have the same skin name

• Families all have the same totem

• Families include many relatives such as aunties, uncles, cousins, and grandparents

Which is NOT true?

• The moiety system ensured that people married outside of their own clan, creating

  alliances between different groups.

• Totems are believed to

  be a spiritual connection to that particular aspect of the natural world, and it are considered sacred.

• Skin Names determine their place in society and their

  relationships to other members of their community.

• Kinship and family within Aboriginal culture and modern Western culture are the same

Which is NOT true about cultural burning?

• Promotes regrowth of herbs and grasses

• Plants that like hot fires return

• Teaches love of the land

• Knowledge of food and medicine is shared and passed down 

Which of the following best describes the purpose of Aboriginal land management?

• A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• It caused the 2018 Tathra bushfires

• It protects, maintains, heals and enhances the healthy and ecologically

  diverse ecosystems, productive landscapes and other cultural values.

• Cultural burning is used for entertainment in Aboriginal communities in ceremonies

What is fire-stick farming?

• Farming by planting crops such as lettuce and setting fire to it

• Setting fire to sections of land. When this land is burnt, sticks are used to search for food

• Using sticks which are on fire to cook food

• A type of hazard reduction burning

Which is NOT a benefit of fire-stick farming?

• Thinning out vegetation that might stop other plants from getting sunlight

• Allowing new grass to grow, attracting kangaroos

• Making travel easier

• Fire-stick farming allows the fires to reach very hot temperatures, clearing out old vegetation quicker

Why is hazard reduction burning not considered effective by some people?

• Does serious damage to the ground and land

• Land loses its identity

• Seeds and nutrients are destroyed

• Isn't working

• All of the above