Description - Hunting Aherre: Hunting for a Kangaroo by Margaret James
Two (male) cousins and their uncle go tracking and hunting for kangaroos early one hot morning. The older boy nervously shoots his first-ever kangaroo under the watchful eye of his uncle. Full of pride they take it back to their camp, where their proud great-grandparents teach the cousins how to prepare and cook the meat, and invite the community to join the feast. The moral of the story is that you should learn the right, traditional way of tracking, hunting and preparing the animal for cooking. You should look after the environment, treat the animals you hunt with respect, care about each other and you should share the food you get from hunting with everybody. Within the story are the detaisl of how to track, hunt and eat a kangaroo. Knowledge passed down for generations in Central Australia and shared by the Elders for this book, so that young people everywhere can learn about their ancient culture. Many young and adult Aboriginal people contributed their knowledge and experience to this book. The Elders are MK Turner OAM; Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens; Vincent Forrester and Marjorie Nyunga Williams. Benedict Kngwarraye Stevens
Senior Arrernte Elder and Traditional Owner of Alice Springs says."The young people are going to learn by reading.
Just by looking at the picture they will know, they will
understand what the words are.
These books work to connect them back to country.
Makes it more powerful, you’ve got both ways in these books."
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