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A veterinary scientist by training, Massey University Vice-Chancellor Jan Thomas has turned to the humanities to learn more about Māori. Here she explains why.
Two starkly different research projects at East Gippsland’s Cloggs Cave, 50 years apart, show the importance of Indigenous perspectives in archaeology.
Archaeologists used to dig primarily at sites that were easy to find thanks to obvious visual clues. But technology – and listening to local people – plays a much bigger role now.
The dispute over the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery isn’t only about money — it’s about who has the authority to govern and define these activities.
Australian universities have committed to a process of Indigenisation. The University of Tasmania provides a case study in how to incorporate Indigenous knowledge into academic programs.
It’s time to listen to warnings from the people of the Pacific.
Achieving a radically different tomorrow will require more than a purely technocratic approach. So now, imagine you are in the year 2050 …
Our medicine, cosmetics and other everyday products contain compounds taken from nature. But Traditional Owners may not have given permission for the materials or their knowledge to be used.
Communities who are the custodians of the knowledge associated with African traditional medicinal plants must derive a fair economic return from these natural resources.
Western science often focuses on specific parts of complex ecosystems, but Indigenous knowledge systems consider all parts as interconnected and inseparable. This achieves better conservation results.
The desire of scholars and universities in Africa to fit into a model imposed from elsewhere may hinder development in Africa.
When our COVID-19 lockdowns end, we can’t afford to stop caring about collective well-being. NZ is well positioned to show the world how it’s done – if we listen to Māori and other diverse voices.
In a land-based early childhood program sustained and enriched by relationships with Indigenous Knowledge Holders, children learn that ‘water is us.’
A new report on New Zealand’s lakes and rivers confirms that many freshwater ecosystems are in decline and warns that climate change will exacerbate existing threats.
Wild bees provide many lessons. Watching and learning from them may help keep honeybees safe and thriving.
How African knowledge systems can be incorporated into higher education.
In the 1950s, the African yam was exploited by drugs firm Boots to produce cortisone. But South Africans fought back against the plundering of a plant that they used for traditional healing.
There is a real risk a national inquiry could get bogged down in politics, or not lead to real change. But we need more federal action on bushfires. Our old approaches are broken.
There needs to be more awareness of the benefits of insects as food, and support for farming and markets.
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Professor, North-West University
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Senior Scientia Lecturer (Research), UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Philosophy of Science, Durham University
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Sean Ulm is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures, James Cook University
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Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, University of Oxford
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Professor of Cross-cultural Management, Middlesex University
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Professor, Environment and Development Sociology, The University of Queensland
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Distinguished Professor of Curriculum Studies, Stellenbosch University
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Associate Professor, Singapore Management University
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Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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PhD Candidate (Sociology) James Cook University, Lecturer Nura Gili Centre for Indigenous Programs, and Researcher Indigenous Law Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra
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Professor of Environmental Geography, Royal Holloway University of London
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Senior Lecturer in Māori Studies, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
