Country: Future Fire, Future Farming

The First Knowledges series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. Exploring practices such as architecture and design, land management, botany, astronomy and innovation, this series provides a deep understanding of the expertise, wisdom and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians.

Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe demonstrate how First Nations people cultivated the land through manipulation of water flows, vegetation and firestick practice. Not solely hunters and gatherers, these people also farmed and stored food. They employed complex seasonal fire programs that protected Country and animals alike. In doing so, they avoided the killer fires that we fear today.

Pages: 224, Paperback

Published: 2021