1. Do the families shown in the film exhibit the pattern of sexual division of labor that is typical of hunter-gatherer societies? Is there any evidence in the film that women hunt? Is there any evidence in the film that girls hunt? Is there any evidence in the film that men gather? Is there any evidence in the film that boys gather? Support your answers with specific examples from the film.2. One of Djagamara’s wives has a badly burned knee. How does this injury impact her ability to forage? How do the use of a home base and the practice of food sharing mitigate this problem?3. Why do Djagamara and his family decide to leave their camp at Badyar even though there is an unusual abundance of water? How long will it be before they return to Badyar? Why do Minma and his family decide to leave their camp at Yalara and move to Tikatika? How long do they plan to stay at Tikatika before moving on? How do these decisions illustrate the relationship between habitat and settlement patterns?4. According to the film, what knowledge does Aborigine life depend on, and why? How many square miles do the families travel (i.e., how big is their home range)? How many miles might they have to travel from one well to another?5. Identify and describe a complex extraction technique used to get water that is shown in the film. Referring to the discussion of complexity in Lecture 3, discuss all the ways in which the technique you have identified is complex.6. In the film, the families easily find game even though virtually no animals are visible. They do this by using their extensive animal knowledge. What knowledge does Minma use to locate the bandicoot he kills? What knowledge does Nurin use to locate the grub he eats? When the two older boys go hunting, what information do they use to locate the sand goanna they kill?7. According to the film, for what different purposes is spinifex grass burned? As depicted in the film, by what age are children learning to use fire? The people carry fire sticks with them when they move camp–how does this illustrate the capacity for planning?8. How do the groups shown in the film compare to the Lillooet in terms of band size and mobility? Based on the film, what do you think accounts for the size of the groups that the Mardudjara live in?
