Bibliograph

Innovation, knowledge and ingenuity, Ian J McNiven & Lynette Russell

Type

Label

Innovation, knowledge and ingenuity, Ian J McNiven & Lynette Russell

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Innovation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Ian J McNiven & Lynette Russell

Series statement

First knowledges, 7

Sub title

knowledge and ingenuity

Summary

What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? First Nations Australians are some of the oldest innovators in the world. Original developments in social and religious activities, trading strategies, technology and land-management are underpinned by philosophies that strengthen sustainability of Country and continue to be utilised today. Innovation: Knowledge and Ingenuity reveals novel and creative practices such as: body shaping; cremation; sea hunting with the help of suckerfish; building artificial reefs for oyster farms; repurposing glass from Europeans into spearheads; economic responses to colonisation; and a Voice to Parliament. In the first book to detail Indigenous innovations in Australia, Ian J McNiven and Lynette Russell showcase this legacy of First Nations peoples and how they offer resourceful ways of dealing with contemporary challenges that can benefit us all

Target audience

adult

Contributor