About the authors -- Contents -- Nhunggabarra stories -- Paintings by Tex Skuthorpe -- Tex's story -- 1. In the beginning ... -- 2. The country is a story -- 3. The knowledge is in the story -- 4. Learning the story : the education system -- 5. Knowledge economy -- 6. Leadership : all have a role -- 7. The fourth level -- 8. The spirit of death arrives ... -- 9. The Nhunggabarra 'recipe' for sustainability -- 10. Sustain our world! -- Yuwaalayaay/Yuwaalaraay Glossary -- Further Reading and Research Notes -- References and Sources -- Index
Summary
Australian Aboriginals taught themselves thousands of years ago how to build a sustainable society in our fragile landscape. In a unique collaboration, a Swedish knowledge management professor finds out from an Aboriginal cultural custodian how they did it, and what we can learn from them
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Contains some words in Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay and Yuwaalayaay