Indigenous-Knowledge

An Indigenous person is a member of a community retaining memories of life lived sustainably on a...

An Indigenous person is a member of a community retaining memories of life lived sustainably on a land-base, as part of that land-base.

In some Native languages the term for plants translates to 'those who take care of us.'

In some Native languages the term for plants translates to ’those who take care of us.'

Indigenous Knowledge is any application of those memories as living knowledge to improve present ...

Indigenous Knowledge is any application of those memories as living knowledge to improve present and future circumstances.

The assistance people need is not in learning about Aboriginal Knowledge but in remembering their...

The assistance people need is not in learning about Aboriginal Knowledge but in remembering their own.

Traditional cultures had achieved something we are desperately seeking: a balance between human n...

Traditional cultures had achieved something we are desperately seeking: a balance between human needs and natural limits.

We need to rediscover the wisdom of traditional societies that lived in harmony with nature.

We need to rediscover the wisdom of traditional societies that lived in harmony with nature.

Indigenous knowledge is sophisticated knowledge, not primitive knowledge

Indigenous knowledge is sophisticated knowledge, not primitive knowledge.

Profile: Tyson Yunkaporta

Tyson Yunkaporta is an Aboriginal Australian scholar and member of the Apalech Clan in far north Queensland. He founded the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University and wrote Sand Talk: …