Roles of Men and Women
The women knew their environment very well and could tell which foods were available during each season.

"The men used to cook the kangaroos and the women made damper. Women used to go hunting when they had no children. When they've got children, they're always home to look after the children. They never used to leave their children. Our mothers used to go around and dig rabbits with a crowbar and carry their babies on their backs with a blanket. One on their back and one of their front there. That's what they used to do. There were eight children in our family; I'm the only one that's left. A lot of people was here. (Gertie Johnson, Nepabunna, 1989 in Education Department SA, 1992: 122)

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