| Record Number |
22349 |
| ISBN |
9781760763039 |
| Item Number |
22017622 |
| Location |
305.89 FIR |
| Author |
McNiven, Ian J., (author). |
| Title |
Innovation : knowledge and ingenuity / Ian J. McNiven & Lynette Russell. |
| Published |
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2023. |
| ©2023. |
| Collation |
243 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. |
| Content types |
text |
| still image |
| Carrier type |
volume |
| General Note |
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this book contains the names of people who have passed away. |
| The stories in this book are shared with the permission of the original storytellers. |
| Bibliography Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents Note |
1. Personal perspectives -- 2. Ice Age technologies of sea and land -- 3. Ice Age burials and funerals -- 4. Enhanced networking, trading and sharing -- 5. Enhanced plants and animals -- 6. Outside visitor opportunities -- 7. Repurposing technologies, art and cosmologies -- 8. Changing Australia -- 9. Looking forward. |
| Summary Note |
"What do you need to know to prosper as a people for at least 65,000 years? The First Knowledges series provide a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. 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." - Back cover. |
| Subject |
Indigenous knowledge |
| Attitudes - Indigenous perspectives |
| Technological innovations |
| Technology and civilization -- Australia |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Intellectual life |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs |
| Aboriginal Australians -- Civilization |
| Environment - Land management |
| Torres Strait Islanders -- Civilization |
| Settlement and contacts - Ancient and early historical |
| Inventions -- Australia |
| Agricultural innovations -- Australia |
| Creative ability |
| Added Name |
Russell, Lynette, (author). |
