First Knowledges Plants

Name: First Knowledges Plants
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9781760761875
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Past, Present and Future

By Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head and Zena Cumpston

Series: First Knowledges

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First Knowledges Plants explores the profound relationship between Indigenous Australians and their botanical environment. The authors delve into traditional plant use, ecological knowledge, and cultural practices, offering insights into how this ancient wisdom can inform modern environmental and land management approaches. The book combines scientific research with Indigenous perspectives, highlighting the significance of plants in sustaining culture and biodiversity.
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This book may appeal to you if you're fascinated by the intricate ways in which indigenous knowledge intersects with botany and the natural world. It offers a compelling exploration of how plants have shaped cultures and environments over centuries, providing a unique perspective on sustainability and ecological wisdom.

First Knowledges Plants

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What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.

Plants are the foundation of life on Earth. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have always known this to be true.

For millennia, reciprocal relationships with plants have provided both sustenance to Indigenous communities and many of the materials needed to produce a complex array of technologies. Managed through fire and selective harvesting and replanting, the longevity and intricacy of these partnerships are testament to the ingenuity and depth of Indigenous first knowledges. Plants: Past, Present and Future celebrates the deep cultural significance of plants and shows how engaging with this heritage could be the key to a healthier, more sustainable future.

Plants: Past, Present and Future calls for new ways of understanding and engaging with Country, and reveals the power and possibility of Indigenous ecological expertise.

— BILLY GRIFFITHS

An enlightening read on the power of plants and the management practices of Indigenous people.

— TERRI JANKE

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First Knowledges: Plants by Michael-Shawn Fletcher, Lesley Head, and Zena Cumpston receives praise for its insightful exploration of traditional Aboriginal plant knowledge. Reviewers appreciate the well-researched connection between indigenous wisdom and environmental sustainability. Both the cultural reflections and scientific insights are highlighted as strengths, offering readers a deeper understanding of ecological systems through the lens of First Nations peoples.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760761875

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 27 September 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Contributors:

Edited by Margo Neale
Edited by Margo Ngawa Neale

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 203g

Pages: 224

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Education & Reference Engineering, Technology & Agriculture Lesley Head Michael-Shawn Fletcher Non-Fiction Plants Science & Nature Series: First Knowledges Zena Cumpston

About the Author

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.