b'OUR ROOTS OUR HISTORYWhen we think about our One of us (in our teens) cant rememberroots and our history some of usthe first time we went to Campbell Springs. think about childhood memoriesIt must have been before we were two years that have been important to old. We think its important to teach our kids us, cultural knowledge that where their Country is from an early age.has been passed onto us andSome of us dont know about our Country, special places. perhaps because we have never been there. But we hear stories about it. This is the first My country is the only place around time one of us has visited Centre Island. here you will find that cycad tree.My grandparents would make damper.We heard about Kangaroo Island butSoaking, drying, burying, its a long process.not Centre Island. It makes us very happy Its poisonous if you dont do it right. My sisterto be able to come.and I were the last ones that learnt to make damper from the cycad and cook it. Our childhood memories remind us of the times when our roots began to grow. Stockman would work on our country. They get to know Country. Country I was 5. Nana would pick us up for cultural gets to know them. dancing and take us out bush. She made us a dancing stick and skirts. Our name was Its important to some of us to show our written on that stick. We learnt from copying kids our special places.my grandmother.They need to know where their home is.I want to keep passing it onto the little ones, bush life and all that. With my mum and dad, I pass it onto my niece and nephew. We teach them to hunt and find bush foods.4'