PPT-Wet Tropics Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples’ Governance Context and Projects

Jim Turnour The Cairns Institute JCU w orking in partnership with the Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples Alliance Rainforest Aboriginal peoples 8 language groups 20 tribal groups north 2 central 9. This is my project on the rainforest . In my project there are facts about animals that live in the rainforest , plants that grow there and a tribe that lives there . . Introduction. Aye-ayes can be found only on the island of Madagascar. These rare animals may not look like primates at first glance, but they are related to chimpanzees, apes, and humans. By Gavin Vogt. Tropical Rainforest Facts. Tropical rainforests are located in warm regions.. 50-260 inches of rain falls every year.. 40% of Earth’s oxygen comes from tropical rainforests.. Rainforests are now less that 6% of Earth’s surface.. Every tropical rainforest consists of . four. major . strata. , or layers. Though these layers are related, each layer is like its own distinct world.. 1. 2. 3. 4. Hi! I am Mango the Monkey and I am here to tell you all about the rainforest canopy. First, lets learn about the other layers of the rainforest!. Note: . Aboriginal . peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples are warned that the example resources may contain images and names of deceased persons. .. Country and Place: . ‘Country’ is a space that individuals or groups of Aboriginal peoples occupy and regard as their own. . By: Michael Anaya & . Emanoel. . Lorenzzutti. Forest of tall trees that is hot all year around and gets about 50 to 260 in. of rainfall a year. . Brazil Nut Tree. Famous for reaching heights of over 160 feet, the Brazil nut tree towers above other trees in the Amazon rainforest. During January and February, its fruit -- which is the size of a baseball and can weigh up to 5 pounds -- ripens and falls to the ground, reaching speeds of up to 50 mph on its descent. Inside the fruits’ hard, woody exterior are anywhere from 10 to 21 nuts arranged in a pattern similar to segments of an orange. The outer casing of the fruit is so hard that only one known animal -- the agoutis, a large rodent with sharp, chisel-like teeth -- can crack it open. In just one year, a Brazil nut tree can produce some 250 pounds of nuts.. Chapter 8 – Unit 2. Chapter Focus. We will examine the Chapter Focus question, How well has Canada addressed the impacts of imperialism by focusing on:. European imperialist polices and procedures. by . Ms. Gladman. Rainforests are all over the world.. There are four main layers of the rainforest.. Animals live in all of the different layers.. The . forest floor . is the lowest layer in the rainforest.. By Teja, Mridh, Justin, Jayden. W. orld Location. There are Rainforests in Australia, Africa, Asia, North America, and South America.. Climate. In the Rainforest there are no seasons. I is always hot and wet. The average teetered is around 70°F to 90°F.. • located . in tropics by . equator. • cover about 2% of earth’s surface, but house over half of world’s plant and animal species; ¼ . of medicines . originated in . rainforest. • rainforests are disappearing at an alarming rate; half have been cut down in the last century; . Did you know there are two types of r. ainforest?. T. he . temperate and the . tropical!. Tropical rainforests are found close to the . equator.. Temperate . rainforests are found along coasts in the temperate zone, such as the Pacific Northwest of the . Rachel Allen Dillon. Paintings inspired by Dreamtime Ground Ceremonies . The Aboriginal people . of central Australia and western deserts were known for their desert sand art. . To create their ceremonial paintings, they cleared . ATTEMPTS AT ASSIMILATION . Legislated Colonization. . These social control aspects of the Indian Act placed Indians in the position of a colonized people. As Harold Cardinal asserted "Instead of implementing the treaties and offering much needed protection to Indian rights the Indian Act subjugated to colonial rule the very people whose rights if was supposed to protect". . Earl Nowgesic, RN, BScN, MHSc, PhD. Assistant Professor. Interim Director, Waakebiness-Bryce . Institute for Indigenous Health. Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University . of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario. . Definition. Aboriginal . peoples are the first people to live in any nation (in Canada, this includes Inuit, Metis and First Nations people and non-Status Indians (those who have given up their legal status as Indians, while still retaining their cultural identity).