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What Is Indigenous Knowledge (Ik)?

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 Farming and Agriculture

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…

Aboriginal Techniques to Vegetation Management

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…