Felton’s Caring for Country Range is a spectacular new outdoor furniture range that creates places to connect. Featuring breathtaking art by award-winning Indigenous artist Brett Parker, Billyara, the Caring for Country range celebrates rich Indigenous history and culture. It provides schools, colleges, parks, resorts, restaurants, shopping centres, airports, community spaces and other venues with a wonderful resource to enjoy, learn and explore Indigenous art and culture. Caring for Country Educational Resources for Schools Created in Collaboration with Indigenous Art Brett Parker, Billyara Felton’s Caring for Country outdoor furniture range comes with an array of rich Education Resources designed especially for schools and colleges. Educational resources can be accessed via the unique QR code on each piece of outdoor furniture. Scanning the code unlocks lesson plans, symbol guides, new videos from Brett Parker and other learning aids to explore Indigenous history and culture. Discover the exciting and extensive range of educational resources available with Caring for Country outdoor furniture. The Caring for Country Range consists of a contemporary-style outdoor setting, bench seat, and bin enclosure with more products on the way. All are made from premium quality aluminium, with a beautiful woodgrain finish that provides an amazing medium to Brett’s art. “Caring for Country” was the theme chosen by Brett to represent through his art. This concept explores the sustainable land management practices that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples undertake, and the key role these practices play in continuing their culture. 48 felton.net.au 1800 941 102 CARING FOR COUNTRY RANGE Caring for Country - INDIGENOUS SYMBOLS [email protected] felton.net.au 1800 941 102 Community gathering Ceremony time Honey ant nest with echidna Waterhole Sun/Moon/Star Mother earth Acknowledging Kangaroo tracks Emu tracks Caring for Country - INDIGENOUS SYMBOLS Sun/Moon/Star Human/person Direction track Humpy/Gunya/House Emu track People sitting Spear and woomera Hunting artefact Clapsticks/message stick Mountains Person sitting Spinafex/bush [email protected] felton.net.au 1800 941 102 [email protected] felton.net.au 1800 941 102 Extend and elaborate Lesson plan ideas 1. Research Aboriginal astronomy and stories across Australia that associate with the stars. 2. Draw a boomerang and decorate it. 3. Nature walk a. Look for animals that are found outside the classroom. b. Do they come around in certain times ? c. What plants do you see flowers during certain time of the year when these animal are found ? 4. Discuss the night sky and the Southern Cross and how certain star features are used for direction. Evaluate and reflect List 3 things you learned in today’s lesson Barradam-bang (Bright star above) [email protected] felton.net.au 1800 941 102 • The blue lines that lead into the blue ring in the centre of the burbang area is representation of water. The cross hatching is the tides, coming in and going out. • The centre circle with the 2 different shades of blue are water holes. Water being very important for survival of all things living. • The middens are shown in the section where the shells are. Middens are areas where tribes would sit and consume the food foraged from the ocean. Different types of shells, fish bones etc can be found. In Indigenous culture, we use all the resources nature provides for other purposes. Shells would be used in many other ways such as being sharpened to attach to a spear, a cutting tool and for decoration jewellery etc. • The Emu and Kangaroo are seen with tracks, moving forward on their journeys. • All the animals represent the variety of Australian animals and totems throughout our country and communities coming toge ther from across the land. • The circles with the grey rings are the meeting places for all the community. • The circle with smaller circles and dots surrounding is a star. • The centre piece is a fire. Fire is an important part of cultural practice and survival. • “ U ” shapes are surrounding the fire which represent the people sitting around the fire from a birds eye view. • Feathers surrounding the tracks are used as decorations for ceremonies. Burbang Birrang (Ceremonial Journey) Fact Sheet [email protected] felton.net.au 1800 941 102 Discuss Question 1 : What tribe/people does Billyara come from ? Answer: Wiradjuri Nation Question 2 : What does Billyara mean? Answer: Billyara means Eagle in Wiradjuri language Question 3: Can you explain what a Burbang is? How are they made ? Answer: A Burbang is a ceremonial area or a ceremony. Circle areas are cleared and raised mounds can be found around the outside. Lesson Plan Engage and watch the video Watch the video of Billyara discussing his artwork on the table setting Burbang Birrang (ceremonial journey). Read the Fact Sheet on Burbang Birrang (Ceremonial Journey) (See page 3). Question 4 : What is a birrang? Answer: A birrang is a journey. Question 5 : Looking at the colours of the bands that join the circles on each corner, what does each colour represent? Answer: • The red earth represents the Men, the yellow the women and or Torres Strait Islander culture and the cream coloured bands represent the community. • The hands painted in red, black and yellow dot style on cracked ground represent mother earth and the need for people to heal the country. Burbang Birrang (Ceremonial Journey) Gain access to educational videos and resources
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