| Record Number |
22346 |
| ISBN |
9781760761875 |
| Item Number |
21162400 |
| Location |
305.89 FIR |
| Author |
Cumpston, Zena, (author). |
| Title |
Plants : past, present and future / Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher & Lesley Head. |
| Published |
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2022. |
| ©2022. |
| Collation |
224 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm. |
| Content types |
cartographic image |
| still image |
| text |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| Series |
First Knowledges |
| General Note |
"An enlightening read on the power of plants and the management practices of Indigenous people" |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Note |
First knowledges : an introduction / Margo Neale -- 1. Personal perspectives / Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawm Fletcher & Lesley Head -- 2. Looking back, moving forward / Zena Cumpston -- 3. Bolin Bolin / Michael-Shawn Fletcher -- 4. Abundance / Zena Cumpston -- 5. Cumbungi / Lesley Head -- 6. Yams / Lesley Head -- 7. Spinifex / Lesley Head -- 8. Quandongs / Zena Cumpston & Lesley Head -- 9. Respecting knowledge / Zena Cumpston -- 10. Futures / Zena Cumpston & Michael-Shawn Fletcher. |
| Summary Note |
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." - Back cover. |
| Subject |
Plants - Yams |
| Plants - Spinifex |
| Plants - Quandongs |
| Technology - Fire |
| Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture - Fruit and vegetable |
| Economic sectors - Agriculture and horticulture |
| Environment - Conservation - Ecologically sustainable development |
| Plants, Useful |
| Environment - Biodiversity - Plants |
| Human-plant relationships |
| Plants, Useful -- Australia |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany |
| Human-plant relationships -- Australia |
| Added Name |
Fletcher, Michael-Shawn, (author). |
| Head, Lesley, (author). |
| Added Corporate Name |
National Museum of Australia, (issuing body). |
