The need to understand indigenous knowledge

Josh Trinadad from Timor Leste Indigenous Knowledge Institute and is currently a PhD student at Melbourne University.  (SBS studio  Melbourne - May 2025.)

Josh Trinadad from Timor Leste Indigenous Knowledge Institute and is currently a PhD student at Melbourne University. (SBS studio Melbourne - May 2025.)

Indigenous knowledge is about the understandings, skills and philosophies created by indigenous peoples from their long-term interactions with their natural surroundings.


Josh Trinadad from the Institute of Indigenous Knowledge Timor Leste is a PhD student at the University of Melbourne. According to Josh, every indigenous person has a strong relationship with nature because nature is the giver of life. And the more they are inland, such as Australia, which is a continent, the stronger their ties to their native areas. And the indigenous people of Australia are considered as the indigenous people with the oldest culture in the world.  

A good understanding of indigenous knowledge enables the preservation of their culture and also the making of appropriate policies by the government.  

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