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Author Noon, Karlie, author

Title Astronomy : sky country / Karlie Noon & Krystal de Napoli
Published Port Melbourne, VIC : Thames & Hudson Australia, 2022
Port Melbourne, Victoria : Thames & Hudson : National Museum Australia, 2022
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Description 195 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series First knowledges ; 4
Contents Partial contents: 1.Personal perspectives. -- 2.Indigenous ways of knowing. -- 3.Practical sky knowledge. -- 4.Dark skies. -- 5.Integrating indigenous astronomy. -- 6.Under future skies
Summary What do you need to know to prosper for 65,000 years or more? The First Knowledges series provides a deeper understanding of the expertise and ingenuity of Indigenous Australians. Many First Peoples regard the land as a reflection of the sky and the sky a reflection of the land. Sophisticated astronomical expertise embedded within the Dreaming and Songlines is interwoven into a deep understanding of changes on the land, such as weather patterns and seasonal shifts, that are integral to knowledges of time, food availability, and ceremony. In Astronomy: Sky Country, Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli explore the connections between Aboriginal environmental and cultural practices and the behaviour of the stars, and consider what must be done to sustain our dark skies, and the information they hold, into the future
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Ethnoastronomy -- Australia
Astronomy, Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians -- Folklore
Astronomy -- Australia
Indigenous knowledge - Astronomy
Indigenous knowledge - Ecology
Environment - Climate and weather
Environment - Climate and weather - Seasons
Stories and motifs - Celestial phenomena
Stories and motifs - Constellations
Stories and motifs - Stars
Stories and motifs - Planets
Stories and motifs - Creation / Cosmology
Religion - Dreaming
Religion - Dreaming - Seven Sisters
Culture - Relationship to land
Author De Napoli, Krystal, author
National Museum of Australia, associated body
ISBN 9781760762162
1760762164
Other Titles Sky country