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You learn the name, you learn the Country, and respect its history - This Place

09 January 2020
Culture and Capability
A white haired and white bearded man wearing a pale shirt sits in a boat with an outboard motor on a large river with trees in the background.

Many places in Australia have Indigenous names but what do those names mean?

For thousands of years, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have been naming places that were sacred or important to them.

This video is part of an ABC produced series named This Place. It tells the story behind one of these special places:

When you think about the names of towns and landmarks in the area where you live, how many of them have Aboriginal names? And what do you know about the meaning of those names?

Find out more

For more information, visit This Place.