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Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia

Perspectives of Early Colonists
By Philip A. Clarke and Ian D. Clark and Fred Cahir
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Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia by Philip A. Clarke, Ian D. Clark, and Fred Cahir explores the intricate relationship between the Indigenous peoples of Australia's southeastern regions and their natural environment. It delves into traditional ecological knowledge and cultural practices, shedding light on how Aboriginal communities have historically managed and interacted with their land and resources. This book provides an insightful look into the rich, symbiotic connections between culture and nature in Aboriginal life.
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Indigenous Australians have long understood sustainable hunting and harvesting, seasonal changes in flora and fauna, predator-prey relationships and imbalances, and seasonal fire management. Yet the extent of their knowledge and expertise has been largely unknown and under-appreciated by non-Aboriginal colonists, especially in the south-east of Australia where Aboriginal culture was severely fractured.

Aboriginal Biocultural Knowledge in South-eastern Australia is the first book to examine historical records from early colonists who interacted with south-eastern Australian Aboriginal communities and documented their understanding of the environment, natural resources such as water and plant and animal foods, medicine, and other aspects of their material world. This book provides a compelling case for the importance of understanding Indigenous knowledge, to inform discussions around climate change, biodiversity, resource management, health, and education.

It will be a valuable reference for natural resource management agencies, academics in Indigenous studies, and anyone interested in Aboriginal culture and knowledge.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781486306114

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 May 2018

Country: Australia

Imprint: CSIRO Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 170.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 889g

Pages: 360

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Education & Reference Fred Cahir Ian D. Clark Non-Fiction Philip A. Clarke Science & Nature

About the Author

Fred (David) Cahir is an Associate Professor in Aboriginal Studies at Federation University Australia in the Faculty of Education and Arts. His Masters and PhD focused on local Victorian Aboriginal history. His research interests include Victorian Aboriginal history, Australian frontier history, Aboriginal heritage tourism history, Aboriginal biocultural knowledge and toponyms (place names).

Ian D. Clark is a Professor of Tourism in the Business School at Federation University Australia. He has a PhD in Aboriginal Historical Geography from Monash University. He has been researching Aboriginal history since 1982. He has been the manager of the Brambuk Aboriginal Cultural Centre in Halls Gap, and the History Research Fellow at AIATSIS in Canberra. His areas of interest include Aboriginal history, the history of tourism, and place names.

Philip A. Clarke is a consultant anthropologist, working in native title and Aboriginal heritage. With an academic background in both science and anthropology, his research interests are focused on the ethnosciences, in particular Australian ethnobiology and ethnoastronomy.

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