First Knowledges Astronomy
Sky Country
Published on 26. April 2022
224 pages
978-1-76076-217-9 (ISBN)
Description
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 the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is interwoven into a deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral to knowledges of time, food availability, and ceremony.In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future.
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04/2022
Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Contents
- First Knowledges: An Introduction Margo Neale
- 1 Personal Perspectives Krystal De Napoli & Karlie Noon
- 2 Indigenous Ways of Knowing
- 3 Practical Sky Knowledge
- 4 Dark Skies
- 5 Integrating Indigenous Astronomy
- 6 Under Future Skies
- Acknowledgements
- Image Credits
- Notes
- Further Resources
- Index
- Copyright Page
