https://stories.theconversation.com/fire-revival/
"It's a late winter afternoon in the spinifex grasslands of the Great Sandy
Desert. Pintupi Elder Mantua Nangala holds a firestick and presses it against a
clump of dry grass.
The fire catches.
The patch is overtaken by flames, crackling as it burns.
Nearby, young family members watch on.
After European colonisation, desert people gradually left their nomadic
lifestyles, and traditional burning practices lapsed.
Many people later returned to Country and resumed burning. Now, Elders are
teaching the younger generations how to use fire to regenerate bush foods for
both people and animals.
Our new research shows how reinvigorating these practices could help conserve
the bilby – an important, culturally significant species threatened with
extinction."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
