Issue 2 - Whadjuk People and Country
Indigenous Biocultural Knowledge, though largely erased through colonialism, and often missing from modern scientific dialogues, has a lot to offer the modern world.
Honed over tens of thousands of years of study and observation, these knowledge systems helped First Nations Peoples exist harmoniously with the natural environment.
Please enjoy these resources, shared with me by Merningar Knowledge Holders, Lynette Knapp and Shandell Cummings, and my teachers at The University of Western Australia, Dr Alison Lullfitz and Professor Stephen Hopper.
Issue 2, Prompt 3, asks us to reflect on our relationship to the ecosystem, and was written using these resources.
Connecting on Country - Podcast
Which Knowledge Path Will We Travel? - Scientific Journal Article
Human Niche Construction: Noongar Evidence in Pre-colonial Southwestern Australia
