Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Indigenous knowledge on looking after country



……Now the Yugul Mangi Rangers' knowledge of the land and how it changes has been put into a seasonal calendar with the help of Michelle McKemey, a PhD student at the University of New England.
Shortly after the SEAL IPA was declared in 2016, Mrs McKemey visited the rangers and interviewed them and the traditional owners about how they use traditional burning, and what seasonal changes they look for.
"We talked about bio-cultural indicators — so when the seasons are changing, what things they notice in the environment that are important," Mrs McKemey said…..

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