Fire revival: how Australia’s desert people use ancient wisdom to protect the endangered bilby

Pintupi Elder Mantua Nangala James burning spinifex. Dannica Shultz

➡️ View the full interactive version of this article here

Rachel Paltridge, The University of Western Australia, Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation, Mantua Nangala James, Indigenous Knowledge, Yukultji Napangati Ward, Indigenous Knowledge

Authors

Rachel Paltridge
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, ecology, The University of Western Australia
Digital Storytelling Team
The Conversation, The Conversation
Mantua Nangala James
Kiwirrkurra Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge
Yukultji Napangati Ward
Kiwirrkurra Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge

Disclosure statement

Rachel Paltridge previously worked as the coordinator of the Kiwirrkurra Indigenous Protected Area. This project was supported by a grant from the 10 Deserts Project. Rachel is currently employed by the Indigenous Desert Alliance and receives funding from the National Environmental Science Program Resilient Landscapes Hub.

Mantua Nangala James is a ranger with the Kiwirrkurra Ranger program.

Yukultji Napangati Ward is a ranger with the Kiwirrkurra Ranger program.

Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

Partners

University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU.

View all partners

DOI

https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.4kx535hcr

Want to write?

Write an article and join a growing community of more than 235,100 academics and researchers from 5,638 institutions.