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Landcare Australia together with First Nations educator, Wiradjuri man Adam Shipp, have developed 10 new First Nations learning activities for the Junior Landcare program - the new learning activities will assist educators in the classroom when teaching First Nations perspectives.

One of the new activities, "Whose Country: exploring First Nations peoples languages map (7-13yrs)" introduces children to a First Nations peoples languages map and builds an understanding and appreciation of the language and culture of local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Adam Shipp a Wiradjuri man shares the following, “Language is a part of everything we do. It is in our country, our rocks, trees and landscapes. For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people it is important for us to connect and reconnect to language of our ancestors and to speak this language every day. We believe our ancestors are always watching over us, so to speak our native tongue is to connect directly to them.”

The 10 new curriculum-linked First Nations perspective learning activities are supported by a series of educational videos that include the topics areas of Local seasons exploring First Nations weather, Creating an Indigenous plant use garden, and Whose Country, exploring First Nations peoples languages map.