Describe one traditional Australian Indigenous approach to caring for Country's water and explain its relevance today.

Australian Indigenous communities have a very deep spiritual and cultural connection to the water, observing water as a sacred source of life.

Australian Indigenous people care for water is part of their traditional and they have many approaches to caring for the country's water.

One approach is the use of seasonal calendars. Groups such as the Bunuba of the Kimberly have developed seasonal calendars based on environmental signals such as animal behaviours, this is to guide them to access waterholes and when to let certain water sources revive. 

Through the use of seasonal calendars, it allows the water sources to not be overused and given time to reset, while also signalling when and where to use a certain water source.

In today's world overuse of water is very common, a traditional approach such as seasonal calendars can teach us to be more in touch with water cycles and the environment.  Using seasonal calendars can teach us to plan our water usage better and base our activity on what the environment can handle and how quickly it can recover. 

As well as this, seasonal calendars are relevant in today's world as they assist in climate change by providing knowledge for adapting to changing conditions and managing resources responsibly.

By taking the time to understand Indigenous practices, we can use traditional Australian Indigenous strategies for caring for the country's water. These water management practices have worked for thousands of years and they can help us improve our water supply. 

The Tharawal people are based in NSW. Their traditional territory is in southern Sydney and the Illawarra. The Tharawal people named the seasons to track the weather each year. Indigenous people have different calendars depending on their location and they have 6 seasons.

Indigenous people have drawn and painted water in there art for many years and below shows some symbols which the artists use to represent water.  Source: https://ausemade.com.au/