First Nations Economy

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Across
  1. 2. The small shrub traded in central Australia that reduced hunger and tiredness.
  2. 4. The type of insect eaten during gatherings in the Snowy Mountains.
  3. 8. Islands where people traded turtle, dugong and dried fish.
  4. 10. The spiritual time when ancestral beings created the world.
  5. 11. The shiny shell that travelled the furthest in ancient trade networks.
  6. 13. The wetlands where eel farming supported large populations.
  7. 14. The creature believed to have shaped rivers and waterholes.
  8. 15. The large river where pearl shell trade routes met.
Down
  1. 1. The people who mined volcanic stone for axe heads near Melbourne.
  2. 3. Large gatherings of clans where ceremonies and trade took place.
  3. 5. Archaeologists discovered grinding stones used to make this food from seeds.
  4. 6. Wooden sticks sent ahead to announce visits and protect travellers.
  5. 7. Songs used to remember routes across the land.
  6. 9. The network of pathways created by the journeys of ancestral beings.
  7. 12. A mineral used for ceremonial body decoration that was traded widely.