Indigenous Knowledge

Politics & Society
Book extract
‘Finding an Indigenous voice’
The second volume of the truth-telling initiative, Dhoombak Goobgoowana, shares the steps, and missteps, on the road to finding an Indigenous Voice at the University of Melbourne

Politics & Society
Book extract
‘The field of Indigenous Studies simply gets on with the job’
Indigenous Studies means becoming part of global conversations about the place of Indigenous knowledges and traditions in the world

Environment
Recipes bring Australia’s native harvest into the kitchen
The Native Harvest Kitchen cookbook demystifies native ingredients and helps you incorporate Indigenous food into everyday meals.

Education
What education for Indigenous Futures could look like
As NAIDOC week celebrates the theme 'Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud', the conditions are ripe for increased First Language learning across Australia’s schools

Arts & Culture
‘The more you tell a story, the stronger the story becomes’
Indigenous-led songwriting is helping to celebrate cultural knowledge, revitalise language and improve wellbeing in a remote community in the central Kimberley

Health & Medicine
As the seasons change, so too does Billibellary’s expectation of his environment
Billibellary’s Walk is a guided walk through the University’s Parkville campus that presents a narrative of Aboriginal ‘place’ on Wurundjeri Country and asks participants to experience its meaning in both the past and present

Environment
Indigenous knowledge has the power to help address the climate crisis
Indigenous advocates aim to ensure that Indigenous knowledge is fully recognised as part of the solution to climate change

Health & Medicine
Australia needs to value Indigenous knowledge in medical education
PhD candidate Dr Paul Saunders is bringing inter-cultural capabilities into medical practice with an aim to inspire generational change

Arts & Culture
Working to preserve cultural tradition through technology
Ngarluma man Andrew Dowding’s research fuses education, innovation and heritage in digital mapping to empower Indigenous Australians

Education
Why leadership in Indigenous higher education has never been more important
From the Voice referendum to the climate crisis, now is the time for strong leadership in Indigenous higher education