▁Wales ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁b unya ▁mountains ▁for ▁these ▁gather ings . ▁The ▁B unya ▁grass lands ▁are ▁unique ▁re lic s ▁of ▁a ▁much ▁cool er ▁climate ▁and ▁have ▁existed ▁since ▁the ▁last ▁ice ▁age ▁and ▁have ▁pers isted ▁due ▁to ▁regular ▁burning ▁by ▁Ind igen ous ▁people ▁over ▁many ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁known ▁as ▁' fire ▁far ming '. ▁Rec ent ▁core ▁samples ▁confirmed ▁that ▁Ind igen ous ▁fire ▁management ▁was ▁occurr ing ▁on ▁the ▁B unya ▁Mountains ▁as ▁far ▁back ▁as ▁ 9 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁ago ▁during ▁the ▁Hol oc ene ▁era . ▁Ev idence ▁suggests ▁fire ▁far ming ▁created ▁the ▁largest ▁estate ▁management ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁the ▁vast ▁state ▁and ▁territ ories ▁of ▁Australia , ▁performed ▁in ▁cer emon ies , ▁for ▁land ▁control , ▁food ▁control ▁and ▁far ming , ▁and ▁produce ▁( native ▁y ams ) ▁har vest ing ▁by ▁Ab original ▁people ▁for ▁thousands ▁of ▁years . ▁Fire ▁management ▁has ▁enabled ▁the ▁grass lands ▁to ▁maintain ▁their ▁tre eless ▁characteristic , ▁prevent ing ▁rain for est ▁and ▁wood land ▁species ▁from ▁becoming ▁established . ▁The ▁bald s ▁are ▁considered ▁a ▁cultural ▁landscape ▁and ▁an ▁end uring ▁symbol ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁land ▁management ▁which ▁still ▁hold ▁significance ▁to ▁Ind igen ous ▁people ▁today . ▁ ▁The ▁B unya B unya ▁Mountains ▁( the ▁correct ▁Ab original ▁word ▁is ▁B unya B unya ) ▁form ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁larger ▁creation ▁spiritual ▁song ▁line ▁which ▁connect s ▁the ▁five ▁shield ▁vol cano es ▁of