Because they hunted them for their water proof fur for winter.
The aboriginal place of worship is in a sylvan temple.
A Holt is a dwelling place or nest for otters. A group of otters is known as a Holt, so otters live in a Holt.
The suffix "up" used on the end of some aboriginal place names in Australia means "near water".
A Meeting Place
After the massacre which took place in 1928, the impact of the killings on the aboriginal groups in the area was significant: the killings upset the land holding, religious groups, destabilised land tenure, ceremonial life, exchange networks and religious ceremonies.
The suffix "up" used on the end of some aboriginal place names in Australia means "near water".
they said this is my place and took the aboriginal children away from there family!
Parramatta is an aboriginal word meaning "place where eels lie down".
Mooroolbark's aboriginal name is Mooroolbik. This is the name that was given by the local Wurundjeri Aboriginal people. Mooroolbik means great water place.
Australia
Toronto is Aboriginal for "meeting place".
place of many crows