Fire Dreaming
The origin of fire and its proper ceremonial and practical use.
Fire was given to humans by ancestral beings, often through trickery or great sacrifice. Fire Dreaming teaches the sacred responsibility of managing fire for hunting, land care, and ceremony. Aboriginal fire practices shaped the Australian landscape for tens of thousands of years.
Fire is a gift and a responsibility. Used properly, it renews the land.
Fire Dreaming encodes sophisticated land management practices now recognized as 'cultural burning.'
Oral Tradition