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Design: Building on Country

Design: Building on Country

Alison Page, Professor Paul Memmott, Margo Neale

Aboriginal design is of a distinctly cultural nature, based in the Dreaming and in ancient practices grounded in Country.Alison Page and Paul Memmott show how these design principles of sophisticated function, sustainability and...

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Songlines: The Power and Promise

Songlines: The Power and Promise

Margo Neale, Lynne Kelly

Weaving deeply personal storytelling with extensive research on mnemonics, Songlines: The Power and Promise offers unique insights into Indigenous traditional knowledges, how they apply today and how they could help all peoples...

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Country: Future Fire, Future Farming

Country: Future Fire, Future Farming

Bruce Pascoe, William Leonard Gammage, Margo Neale

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

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Astronomy: Sky Country

Astronomy: Sky Country

Karlie Noon, Krystal De Napoli, Margo Neale

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.

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