Rosie Boston – childhood memories

Rosie Boston shares stories about her childhood and living off the land.

She talks about being taught which plants were safe to eat and which had medicinal uses. She also talks about her totems, the kookaburra and black snake, and using trees for the purpose of navigation.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that this story may contain images and voices of deceased persons

Footage from the film Stories from the Bagga Bagga. Contributed by Gary Cattanach from Nambucca Heads High School published in 2016.