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First Knowledges The Collection

10-Book Box Set
Series: First Knowledges
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First Knowledges: The Collection introduces Indigenous knowledge systems in vital areas, exploring their relevance to the present and the future. It brings together two distinct ways of understanding the natural world: one rooted in over 65,000 years of tradition, the other shaped by colonial perspectives. Each... Read More
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First Knowledges: The Collection introduces Indigenous knowledge systems in vital areas, exploring their relevance to the present and the future. It brings together two distinct ways of understanding the natural world: one rooted in over 65,000 years of tradition, the other shaped by colonial perspectives. Each book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors, with the series curated by Margo Ngawa Neale, former senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia.

For the first time, all ten books of this bestselling series are available in a collectable box set featuring the artwork Nganampa Ngura (Our Country) by Alec Baker and Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri.

The box set includes:

  • Songlines by Lynne Kelly and Margo Neale (2020)
  • Design by Alison Page and Paul Memmott (2021)
  • Country by Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe (2021)
  • Astronomy by Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli (2022)
  • Plants by Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head (2022)
  • Law by Marcia Langton and Aaron Corn (2023)
  • Innovation by Ian J McNiven and Lynette Russell (2023)
  • Health by Shawana Andrews, Sandra Eades and Fiona Stanley (2024)
  • Ceremony by Wesley Enoch and Georgia Curran (2025)
  • Politics by Mary Graham and Morgan Brigg (2026)

Series: First Knowledges

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  • Caring for Country: First Knowledges for younger readers
    What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? Join writer and farmer Bruce Pascoe and historian Bill Gammage as they generously share their knowledge about the amazing way that First Nations people cared for Australia and how closely humans have been connected with nature for tens of thousands of years. From the...
    By Bruce Pascoe and William Leonard Gammage
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  • First Knowledges Astronomy
    What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of...
    By Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli
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  • Songlines: First Knowledges for younger readers
    How do you find your way around, get your food and drink, connect with your friends and family? How do you know the right and safe way to do things, or how to make things? Before the white people came to the continent, all Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples knew how to do all these things - and...
    By Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly and Margo Ngawa Neale
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  • First Knowledges Politics
    First Nations peoples of Australia are among the world's oldest political designers. For them, Country isn't just a place to live, it's part of the network of relationships that shape responsibilities, behaviour and decision-making—a template for living together. First Nations social and political systems balance individual freedom with a strong sense of responsibility and connection to others. By placing relationships...
    By Mary Graham and Morgan James Brigg
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  • First Knowledges Country
    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. For millennia, Indigenous Australians harvested this continent in ways that can offer contemporary environmental and economic solutions. Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how Aboriginal people cultivated the...
    By Bruce Pascoe and William Leonard Gammage
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  • First Knowledges Innovation
    ‘Deeply insightful, sensitive and passionate. An inspiring, meticulous picture of the innovations that have made us the world's oldest living culture.’ - Larissa Behrendt ‘Another fascinating volume in this landmark Australian publishing series.’ - Richard Flanagan 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...
    By Ian J McNiven and Lynette Russell
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  • First Knowledges Law
    'Our Laws are forever present and provide the pathways for all Australians to truly learn how to belong to this continent.' - June Oscar 'No other current work has been able to so comprehensively explain the significance of traditional law in all its manifestations.' - Henry Reynolds Law is culture, and culture is law. Given by the ancestors and cultivated...
    By Aaron Corn and Marcia Langton
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  • First Knowledges Songlines
    Let this series begin the discussion. - Bruce Pascoe An act of intellectual reconciliation. - Lynette Russell Songlines are an archive for powerful knowledges that ensured Australia's many Indigenous cultures flourished for over 60,000 years. Much more than a navigational path in the cartographic sense, these vast and robust stores of information are encoded through song, story, dance, art and...
    By Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly
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  • First Knowledges Plants
    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...
    By Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head and Zena Cumpston
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  • First Knowledges Design
    Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country. It is visible in the aerodynamic boomerang, the ingenious design of fish traps, and the precise layouts of community settlements that strengthen social cohesion. Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability, and storytelling, refined...
    By Alison Page and Professor Paul Memmott
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  • First Knowledges Ceremony
    What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deep understanding of the expertise, wisdom and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. We perform ceremonies every day. Some are personal, some highly organised, and others are repeated for generations. For First Nations Australians, ceremonies create the backbone of cultural...
    By Wesley Enoch and Georgia Curran
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  • First Knowledges Health
    What do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deep understanding of the expertise, wisdom and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.For thousands of generations the wellbeing of Australia's First Peoples was grounded in the sacred lands of Mother Earth. Good health occurred naturally because lifestyle and diet were...
    By Shawana Andrews and Fiona Stanley and Sandra Eades
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781760766009

Publisher: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

Format: Multiple-component retail product

Date Published: 30 June 2026

Country: Australia

Imprint: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd

DIMENSIONS

Width: 181.0mm

Height: 240.0mm

Weight: 300g

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