A commissioned artwork for Candice.
Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples have been living in the rainforests of the Wet Tropics region for many thousands of years. Before European settlement, the Wet Tropics rainforests were one of the most populated areas of Australia, and the only area where Australian Aboriginal Peoples lived permanently in the rainforest.
Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples’ environment provided everything: spirituality, identity, social order, shelter, food and medicine. They had an economic system in place that involved the bartering of resources amongst different tribal groups.
Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples have adapted to a range of climatic, environmental and social changes.
The sharing of stories, the use of language, and the performance of songs and dances are still very important. These activities maintain Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples’ unique evolving cultural identity and connection to country.
Today, there are at least 20 Rainforest Aboriginal tribal groups, 120 clans and 8 language groups – currently over 20,000 people – with ongoing traditional connections to land in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area.
Each group has customary obligations for management of their country under Aboriginal lore.
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I acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land we live and work on. I extend my respects to Elders, both past, present and emerging; and recognise the continuing connection to lands, waters and communities of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.