GLOBAL INDIGENOUS: Literature, sacred trees and devastating drought
Credit: A dispute has erupted in Western Australia in early 2022 where a distillery is being accused of using a sacred tree to flavor its gin without consulting with the Noongar people, who consider who consider it to be home to spirits of the ancestors. Nuytsia floribunda, also known as the moojar or Australian Christmas tree, is shown in this undated photo. (Photo by enjosmith via Creative Commons)