indigenous knowledge
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KM in sustainable development
![Anaiwan Elder and cultural knowledge holder Uncle Les Ahoy at Bulagaranda near Armidale, NSW. From the Rola[STONE] documentary, 2022.](https://realkm.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/file-20241128-15-jf6dqn-2-640x360.jpg)
‘Everything is Country’: these 4 projects blend First Nations knowledge and science to rewrite our understanding of the past
First Nations cultural knowledge has much to share with archaeology, palaeontology, and Earth sciences.
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KM in sustainable development
Indigenous knowledge merges with science to protect people from fish poisoning in Vanuatu
Ambae islanders combine their ecological observations with scientific data to develop an early-warning system for fish contamination.
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Artificial intelligence
AI for life: how sovereign Wiradyuri ways of knowing can transform technology for good
Technology doesn’t have to be harmful to indigenous people in the way AI currently is.
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Artificial intelligence
AI affects everyone – including Indigenous people. It’s time we have a say in how it’s built
Unless AI developers start involving Indigenous people, their claims about the technology benefiting all of humanity will continue to ring…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how
Australia has committed to elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge as one of five national priorities in science and…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Weaving knowledge systems: Honouring Indigenous knowledge
What does successfully honouring Indigenous knowledge look like? What needs to change so that it can it be properly recognised?
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KM in sustainable development
Healthy Country, healthy people: how shared knowledge is helping to restore a World Heritage area
The dynamic nature of environmental problems means we need diverse knowledge inputs.
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Patents based on traditional knowledge are often ‘biopiracy’. A new international treaty will finally combat this
Can you patent something Indigenous peoples already know about? Too often, the answer is yes - but moves are afoot…
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Decolonising knowledge & KM
Patently insufficient: a new intellectual property treaty does little to protect Māori traditional knowledge
A new treaty might improve the patent system, but is unlikely to improve protection of Indigenous knowledge itself.
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Climate knowledge
‘Knowledge keeps the fires burning’: how ancient Indigenous wisdom can transform our battle against climate change
When it comes to climate change, it’s time Indigenous Knowledges are heard.
