Indigenous Sustainability Practices and Processes

31/05/2018 52 min
Indigenous Sustainability Practices and Processes

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What does it mean to care for Country? How can changes in food production address the historical injustices of colonialism? How can we address our current and future environmental challenges by including First Australian knowledge and experiences of how to care for Country? Drawing on the insights of David King, Gundungurra Aboriginal elder and inspirational leader of the Bushcare Group community, this Sydney Ideas public seminar, focuses on First Australian sustainability practices and processes, and explore issues of food wastage, food justice and the ethical and environmental challenges of food security. For more information about this event click here.Timestamps 00:00 Introductions and Welcome to Country 06:06 Keynote Presentation - David King 28:40 Racism Interconnected with Food Systems - Margaret Raven 43:22 Native Food Industries - Cressida Rigney Speakers David King (Keynote Speaker), Gundungurra Aboriginal elder, and member of The Gully Traditional Owners. Cressida Rigney, PhD Candidate, The University of Sydney Dr Margaret Raven, Postdoctoral Fellow, Macquarie University Dr Christine Winter (Chair), Sydney Environment Institute Postdoctoral Fellow from the Department of Government and International Relations Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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