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Let's Yarn About: Bush Tucker in Early Learning: Respect, Safety, and Cultural Protocols

Bush tucker is one of the most common entry points educators explore when beginning their journey of embedding Aboriginal perspectives.

And it makes sense, food is relational. It connects us to place, to people, to memory and to culture.

But bush tucker is more than a collection of native plants or a trending addition to your outdoor environment.

Bush tucker is one of the most common entry points educators explore when beginning their journey of embedding Aboriginal perspectives.

And it makes sense, food is relational. It connects us to place, to people, to memory and to culture.

But bush tucker is more than a collection of native plants or a trending addition to your outdoor environment.

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I wish I was writing an article about Country or the achievements on reconciliation; I’d even be glad to be writing and sharing my grocery list – anything other than this.

I know you were impacted by the recent news coming from the Northern Territory. Kumanjayi Little Baby died at just five years old. Five years. In the most horrific way.

I wish I was writing an article about Country or the achievements on reconciliation; I’d even be glad to be writing and sharing my grocery list – anything other than this.

I know you were impacted by the recent news coming from the Northern Territory. Kumanjayi Little Baby died at just five years old. Five years. In the most horrific way.

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