   Caring for Our Country Part 1 (alternative video The
Professor )  Sunday 1 August 2010, 1:30pm ABC1   Connection to
the country is the universal touchstone of Indigenous
Australians. Caring for our Country is also a Federal Government
program designed to protect Australia's unique natural
environment and manage natural resources.  From the sharing of
traditional knowledge about plants and their medicinal qualities
in NSW to the protection of the endangered sea turtle in remote
Northern Territory, Indigenous people are working together to
preserve knowledge and culture. These 10 five minute stories, to
be broadcast over two weeks, show Indigenous people at the
forefront of protecting and managing Australia's unique, natural
environment and resources.  MIRIAM COROWA: Hello. I'm Miriam
Corowa. Welcome to Message Stick.  Over the next two weeks, we
have a wonderful collection of short films from across the
country, which show Indigenous Australians at the forefront of
protecting and managing Australia's unique