Decolonising encounters with the Murray River: Building place responsive outdoor education

摘要: How Australians experience a place such as the Murray River has been extensively shaped by our colonial heritage. Colonial notions of how river ought to behave and be utilised have contributed transformation physically, ecologically culturally. Colonisation also left behind an intellectual legacy in way conceptualise ‘nature.’ At practical level, outdoor education experiences that do not make reference particulars place, current declining ecological health Murray, might well read act colonisation. In order decolonise encounters with places, I suggest pedagogy develop are specific responsive. this critical reflection on practice, draw student highlight ways placing personal experiential learning into broader cultural context counter understandings ‘nature’ foster deeper awareness relationships land.