The First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, botany, astronomy and law, this series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern. The fifth book focuses on the uses and cultural significance of plants.
Zena Cumpston is a Barkandji researcher, writer and
storyteller who also sometimes works as a curator and consultant.
She is passionate about plants, and particularly about the many
ways they elucidate the ingenuity and scientific knowledge of her
people.
Associate Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher is a Wiradjuri
geographer and scientist, and Director of Research at the
Indigenous Knowledge Institute, University of Melbourne. His
research concerns the long-term interactions between humans,
climate, environmental disturbance and vegetation at local,
regional and global scales.
Lesley Head is a Professor Emeritus of the University of
Melbourne. She is a geographer who researches the cultural
dimensions of environmental issues, including climate change.
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