First Knowledges: Astronomy feb23 John Robertson Duigan flew his

John Robertson Duigan flew his aeroplane twenty feet into the air

Manuela Montoya Escobar

Details from Plate 30 of An Epitome of the Natural History of the Insects of New Holland

This is clear from the diverse artworks in this book which celebrate contemporary Aboriginal artists and their continuation of Ancestral knowledge

First Knowledges: Astronomy feb23 John Robertson Duigan flew hisAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are the oldest scientists in human history. 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