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P. B. Roös, Regenerative-Adaptive Design for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development
Goals Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53234-5_5
Chapter 5
Origins of Advanced Knowledge
Abstract This chapter focuses on identifying the longer- term history of human and landscape interaction, and the knowledge of these landscapes, more specific those of Indigenous peoples. It is well
known that Indigenous cultures have an intimate relationship and knowledge of the natural environment. It is thus imperative to explore the Indigenous knowledge of the land and nature, with an aim to
identify the deeper interconnections between people and their natural environments. The identification of the longer-term histories of human and landscape interactions of a specific region can be discovered through investigating the Indigenous knowledge of a specific place, as well as the Indigenous
living and continuing ‘history’ of the area. Relevant to the narrative of this book is the identification
of the deeper relationships that were evident in the cultures and daily activities of the Indigenous
people of the land. To understand the deeper forms of the land and waters, the intimate human-climate
and nature relationship, and human settlement patterns of the past, this chapter further explores
advanced Indigenous knowledge of the land through investigating specifically Aboriginal knowledge
in Australia. Detailed accounts of the Wadawurrung people and their interconnections with the environment are presented. The chapter concludes with the fundamental pattern Advanced Indigenous
Knowledge [5], identifying the importance of including this knowledge in our design and planning
for sustainable futures.
Keywords Indigenous knowledge · Aboriginal · Connection to the land · Six seasons · Country ·
Sea country · Human settlements · Advanced knowledge · Human-nature connection
Upward links:
… consider now the Indigenous knowledge of the land, before European settlement and global colonisation. The
pattern Affinity To Water [4] helped us comprehend the desire of humans to live close to it. However, this
human-nature connection needs to be supported by the Advanced Indigenous Knowledge [5] of the land, so
that we can work with nature to face the challenges of a future changing environment and achieve resilience with
Climate Change Co-Adaptation [3].
Indigenous readers should note that the content of this chapter might include names of deceased
persons. Where possible, attempts have been made to obtain permission to include these names. No
offence is meant to any relatives of the deceased. The majority of the material in this chapter has
been sourced from public domain publications, and previous published works. Most of the
Wadawurrung information has been sourced from published works with additional content
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
P. B. Roös, Regenerative-Adaptive Design for Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development
Goals Series, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-53234-5_5
Chapter 5
Origins of Advanced Knowledge
Abstract This chapter focuses on identifying the longer- term history of human and landscape interaction, and the knowledge of these landscapes, more specific those of Indigenous peoples. It is well
known that Indigenous cultures have an intimate relationship and knowledge of the natural environment. It is thus imperative to explore the Indigenous knowledge of the land and nature, with an aim to
identify the deeper interconnections between people and their natural environments. The identification of the longer-term histories of human and landscape interactions of a specific region can be discovered through investigating the Indigenous knowledge of a specific place, as well as the Indigenous
living and continuing ‘history’ of the area. Relevant to the narrative of this book is the identification
of the deeper relationships that were evident in the cultures and daily activities of the Indigenous
people of the land. To understand the deeper forms of the land and waters, the intimate human-climate
and nature relationship, and human settlement patterns of the past, this chapter further explores
advanced Indigenous knowledge of the land through investigating specifically Aboriginal knowledge
in Australia. Detailed accounts of the Wadawurrung people and their interconnections with the environment are presented. The chapter concludes with the fundamental pattern Advanced Indigenous
Knowledge [5], identifying the importance of including this knowledge in our design and planning
for sustainable futures.
Keywords Indigenous knowledge · Aboriginal · Connection to the land · Six seasons · Country ·
Sea country · Human settlements · Advanced knowledge · Human-nature connection
Upward links:
… consider now the Indigenous knowledge of the land, before European settlement and global colonisation. The
pattern Affinity To Water [4] helped us comprehend the desire of humans to live close to it. However, this
human-nature connection needs to be supported by the Advanced Indigenous Knowledge [5] of the land, so
that we can work with nature to face the challenges of a future changing environment and achieve resilience with
Climate Change Co-Adaptation [3].
Indigenous readers should note that the content of this chapter might include names of deceased
persons. Where possible, attempts have been made to obtain permission to include these names. No
offence is meant to any relatives of the deceased. The majority of the material in this chapter has
been sourced from public domain publications, and previous published works. Most of the
Wadawurrung information has been sourced from published works with additional content