Christie, Michael, 2001, 'The Knowledge Nation', The Age as reprinted in SSK12 Unit Reader, 2006, Murdoch Uni
Knowledge is something you DO rather than something you HAVE. It is a process.
Aboriginal knowledge plays a vital role in the teaching and research effort of a university.
Yolngu -> ancestors
Western culture -> ancestors
Yolngu metaphors explain nature of knowledge, how produced. Corroborree - each shares own story, no-one else's to create a rich combination of perspectives.
White students studying Yolngu language and culture must learn both together. These studies help students reflect on their own environment, language, history, ancestors.
Epistemology: Yolngu knowledge wide ranging from medicine and law to pharmacology and educational theory.
Aboriginal knowledge process feeds into the university as much as the knowledge content.
Aboriginal knowledge brings the challenge to apply knowledge from rituals and tradition towards research of social and economic benefit to their community.
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