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Plants

Past, Present and Future (#5 First Knowledges)

Zena Cumpston Michael-Shawn Fletcher Lesley Head Margo Neale

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Thames & Hudson
27 September 2022
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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Imprint:   Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 21mm
Weight:   213g
ISBN:   9781760761875
ISBN 10:   1760761877
Series:   First Knowledges
Pages:   224
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Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  ELT Advanced ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

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, and President of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. She is a geographer who researches the cultural dimensions of environmental issues, including climate change.

  • Commended for National Heritage Trust Awards 2023 (Australia)

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