Big Sky Country
Join conservation organisation Bush Heritage Australia to travel the vast Australian continent: from the flanks of the Mighty Murrumbidgee River in New South Wales where over 40,000 trees have been planted, to the ‘Galapagos of the Kimberley’ where some slimy snails have scientists extremely excited, and across to the ancestral lands of Waanyi and Garawa people where they are keeping culture and biodiversity alive. Meet experts in conservation and Country who are on the ground working to address some of our most pressing environmental threats. Theme music by The Orbweavers. Sign up to our newsletter at www.bushheritage.org.au or follow us on socials @bushheritageaus
Big Sky Country
Traditional knowledge: Healing Country and sharing Indigenous wisdom
Traditional Custodians have recorded sea level changes, volcanic shifts and meteoric events for over 10,000 years through story, song, dance and art. Since colonisation, these knowledge systems have faced immense pressure – but Tiahni is solution focused. She traces her own journey to connect with her ancestry and explores how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge can strengthen Country to help it adapt.
With Aunty Bernice Hookey, she unpacks epistemic injustice and resilience, before heading to Birriliburu Country to meet Martu women keeping culture strong – and with Joanne Griffin, discovers a powerful new online tool for sharing knowledge, respectfully.
Topics Covered:
- How Indigenous knowledge systems inform environmental adaptation
- The impact of epistemic injustice on Traditional Custodians
- Martu women's role in cultural and ecological resilience
Bush Heritage Australia works in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to care for Country, combining millennia-old Traditional Knowledge with modern science – a mission that makes this episode's focus on cultural resilience and knowledge sharing especially powerful.
Guests: Bernice Hookey, Martu women, Jodi Edwards, Joanne Griffin
Bush Heritage Australia is a leading not-for-profit conservation organisation that works to protect and regenerate millions of hectares of ecologically important land across the continent. This podcast's focus on trees and Country is especially vital to understanding and advancing Australia's conservation future.
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