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In traditional times, the Kaurna people of Adelaide Plains, Dandong, were known as the

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Kangaroo Tail as a part of their diet.

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Hunting and gathering is a big part of traditional lifestyle and was accompanied by ceremonial

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dancing and singing.

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There are many ways to cook and prepare Kangaroo Tail for consumption.

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The popular way was to cook the whole kangaroo, but today we'd just be cooking the tail.

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Kangaroo Tail can be prepared in many different ways.

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The Kaurna people, as well as many indigenous groups throughout Australia, would cook the

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tail in a fire pit.

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To prepare the fire pit, a suitable sized hole was dug in the earth.

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In some instance, stones were used to line the pit.

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The Kaurna people would have to use river stones because they are round and smooth.

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Most campsites were around or near the rivers.

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The stones were used in the bottom of the pit to conserve the heat.

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Suitable wood was collected.

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Today we have to be careful not to use wood that has been treated.

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Small pieces of wood, such as bark, was put on top of the stones and the large pieces

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were stacked on top.

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The fire was then lit and allowed to burn down to hot coals.

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Using a stick, a hollow would be scraped in the coals.

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In traditional times, the skin would have been left on.

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Today we are going to cook some with the skin on too.

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The kangaroo tail would then be placed into the hollow.

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The coals that have been pushed aside are then scraped back over the tails to ensure

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they were thoroughly cooked through.

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The coals were then scraped off and the tails pushed aside to cool.

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Once ready, the skin would be removed quite easily, leaving a nice clean piece of meat

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ready for consumption.

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We hope you have enjoyed this film and gained an understanding of how Aboriginal people,

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and in this instance, the Kaurna people, used to cook kangaroo tail in the traditional way.