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 law, this six-book series brings together two very different ways of understanding the natural world: one ancient, the other modern. This fourth book focuses on Aboriginal knowledge of the night skies and its connection to Country.
Karlie Noon is a Gamilaraay astronomer and science communicator who
has worked with audiences around the country for the past ten years
promoting Indigenous astronomical knowledge systems and advocating
for more women in STEM. Karlie is the first female Indigenous
Australian to graduate with combined degrees in mathematics and
science. She holds a Masters of Astronomy and Astrophysics and is
currently undertaking a PhD in astrophysics.
Krystal De Napoli is a Kamilaroi educator and astrophysicist
devoted to the advocacy of Indigenous knowledges and equity in
STEM. She is undertaking an honours degree and researching star
formation rates in galaxies. In 2018 Krystal became the first
astrophysicist to be awarded the Illumina Women in Genomics
bracelet, and she has curated a national public database on
Indigenous science for the Australian Council of Deans of Science.
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