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First Nations Australians have expressed their interpretations of traditional custodianship through academic writing, political advocacy, traditional stories, poetry and music. Numerous Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures share an understanding that, contrary to Western views on land ownership , the land "owns us".
Wagait Beach is on the north coast of the Cox Peninsula, which forms the western side of Darwin Harbour. It is part of the Hundred of Bray, as surveyed by George Goyder in 1869–70. [7] "Wagait" (also spelled "Waugite") is a local Aboriginal language word meaning beach or salt water country.
Its aims are to study garden history and conserve historic gardens. Since 1995 it is a statutory consultee on proposals affecting registered parks, gardens and landscapes in England. It has about 1,500 members and publishes the Garden History journal twice-yearly, as well as a regular members' newsletter. The society has an active group for ...
Water garden or aquatic garden, is a term sometimes used for gardens, or parts of gardens, where any type of water feature (particularly garden ponds) is a principal or dominant element. The primary focus is on plants, but they will sometimes also house waterfowl , or ornamental fish , in which case it may be called a fish pond .
A traditional Igbo Architecture consists of Compounds, Wall/fence and Moats, Thatched Buildings, Verandas, Courtyards, Decorative motifs etc. . Traditional Igbo architecture is distinctive by several usual attributes and principled designs which is reflective of the cultural, environmental, and practical needs of the Igbo people.
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Other spellings of tsubo-niwa translate to "container garden", and a tsubo-niwa may differ in size from the tsubo unit of measurement. [1] A number of different terms exist to describe the function of townhouse gardens. Courtyard gardens of all sizes are referred to as naka-niwa, "inner gardens"; [3] gardens referred to as tōri-niwa (通り庭 ...
The Carisbrook stone arrangement is a well-preserved Aboriginal stone arrangement in Victoria, Australia.It measures 60 by 5 metres (197 by 16 ft) and is one of only four stone arrangements in the state and the only one of a boomerang design.