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The conservation knowledge applied by the Barkindji people sustained
a very sensitive and often inhospitable region as a food source for
generation after generation.
The Barkindji people living along the Rivers made canoes (and many
canoe trees can be found in the Biosphere Reserve), fish traps and nets
for snaring wildfowl; caught yabbies and crayfish; and tracked bees
for honey. They also ate yams, grubs, quandongs, mulga 'apples', many
other seasonal fruits and berries, wild spinach, pigweed, marshmallow
plant, and nardoo bulbs. In the areas far from the rivers, dew could
be collected overnight for drinking.
Archaeological records also identify the cultural significance of the
site. In addition to scarred trees, evidence of a large number of middens,
burial sites and open campsites is recorded. A full list from a recent
archaeological survey prepared by the New South Wales Department of
Land and Water can be downloaded from this page.
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