History of the Daintree
The history of the Daintree Rainforest, in northern Queensland, has a small impact on Australia's history. This rainforest has a history that stretches more than 135 million year ago. The Daintree Rainforest has survived all the natural disasters that have happened over the years for example: volcanoes,the rising and falling of sea levels, glacier movement, cyclonic winds etc. Government Authorities have also put orders out for people not to set foot in parts in the Daintree Rainforest. The person to discover the rainforest was Sir Joseph Banks in the early 1770's.
The Daintree Rainforest was originally home to hundreds of different Aboriginal tribes. One tribe that lived in the Daintree Rainforest is the Kuku Yalanji tribe who lived in small kinships of eight to twelve in camps scattered along the banks of creeks and rivers. The hunter gatherer lifestyle of these people was highly dependent on the rainforest vegetation which, although being toxic, was carefully prepared to make it safe for digesting.
This culture was undisturbed and uninterrupted in the ways of life and living for at least nine thousand years; this was until the year of 1873 when the European settlers arrived in Australia - searching for gold and a new home - which caused violent conflicts with the traditional people of the area.
Today, some tribes still live a life in the the Daintree but it is not the same. They are limited in what they can do because of the brought in animals roaming their land and destroying important food and medicines.
The Daintree Rainforest was originally home to hundreds of different Aboriginal tribes. One tribe that lived in the Daintree Rainforest is the Kuku Yalanji tribe who lived in small kinships of eight to twelve in camps scattered along the banks of creeks and rivers. The hunter gatherer lifestyle of these people was highly dependent on the rainforest vegetation which, although being toxic, was carefully prepared to make it safe for digesting.
This culture was undisturbed and uninterrupted in the ways of life and living for at least nine thousand years; this was until the year of 1873 when the European settlers arrived in Australia - searching for gold and a new home - which caused violent conflicts with the traditional people of the area.
Today, some tribes still live a life in the the Daintree but it is not the same. They are limited in what they can do because of the brought in animals roaming their land and destroying important food and medicines.
For more information about the history of the Daintree Rainforest please go to:
http://www.douglashistory.org.au/Daintree.21.0.html
http://www.douglashistory.org.au/Daintree.21.0.html