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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