Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor, March 2001

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Renee E. Bartolo and Greg J.E. Hill

A case study from northern Australia

Map of the Arafura Swamp and the surrounding area in Arnhem Land, northern Australia.

Figure 1. Flowchart depicting methodology followed in establishing the baseline GIS.

Wanga Djakamirr Rangers (representatives of the clans that own land in the study area) during a fauna and flora survey in the Arafura Wetlands Region,shown with scientists of the Parks and Wildlife Commission of the Northern Territory.
The photo depicts the exchange of Western science and indigenous knowledge, as the rangers learned how to set animal traps and the scientists learned how to tap paperbark trees for water.
Photo:Renee Bartolo

Table 1.Yolgnu terminology for broad categories of vegetation

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