Indigenous Knowledge, or ‘IK’ is defined as knowledge held currently and continually developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Normally, we don’t say ‘traditional’ as it’s important to remember that Indigenous Knowledge is constantly changing and evolving. Examples of traditional knowledge include: Agricultural techniques Art techniques hunting or fishing techniques. Examples of ‘Indigenous cultural expression’: Knowledge of heritage or…
Aboriginal people have sophisticated farming and agricultural techniques — these skills include planting seeds to create vast farms filled with crops, caring for the soil, harvesting the crops and storing the produce. Aboriginal people have also baked bread produced from the grains harvested from their farms. Aboriginal farming and agriculture is adaptive to the many Australian climates. Other produce include…
Australia’s First Nations community has been caring for country, implementing land management practices with the use of traditional burning, fishing traps and sowing and storing plants. Aboriginal people have essentially created a sustainable system that supplied them with the food they needed. Upon arrival, the Europeans brought unconventional farming practices to Australia. These environmental practices inevitably caused erosion and salinity…
Wood Chipping is essentially breaking down large amounts of wood into smaller pieces with a ‘chipper’ machine. This practice is to recycle and reuse the wood, typically for mulching purposes, instead of discarding the green waste to the tip. Wood chips are made up of broken-down wood and are robust in nature, perfect for perennial plants, fruiting species and certain…
Aboriginal art is the oldest and most iconic art in the world. Dreamtime is one of the largest inspirations and most recognised within Aboriginal art. The Dreamtime was used as a learning tool for Aboriginal people — understanding their moral laws, beliefs, philosophies and politics and ceremonies through legends, myths, magic, dance, painting and song. Dreamtime since then has been…
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