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Unit of Study INDG1002 - Indigenous Knowledge (2025)

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Introduces the concept of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) and how it is founded upon layers and patterns of connection to Country and environment. IK includes deep relations among people and with landscape through ancestral connections that are understood from a position that acknowledges the intelligence and agency of connection. Major theories in this area will be presented.

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Module 1: Introduction
Module 2: Origins of Indigenous Knowledge
Module 3: Emergence of Indigenous Knowledge 
Module 4: Indigenous Knowledge Principles
Module 5: Relational Ontology
Module 6: Living Knowledge 

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

explain Indigenous approaches to being and ways for understanding in the world, with a focus on Aboriginal peoples in Australian contexts

examine the major Indigenous Knowledge theories including an examination of the contemporary and future-building potential of IK

demonstrate an understanding that IK is a relational philosophy that underpins all human culture and provides potential for adaptation

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