Aboriginal knowledge systems are the first knowledge systems of Australia. UniSA recognises and respects that Aboriginal knowledges continue as living systems. Aboriginal knowledge systems are complex and provide deep understandings of the world, both physical and spiritual, and are maintained through story, law, song, dance and ceremony, and other contemporary ways.
A key aspect of Aboriginal knowledge systems is that such knowledges are communally held, and the sharing of knowledge is based on a system of relationships which have been established since the beginning of time. For this reason, Aboriginal knowledges cannot be owned or licensed by any one person.
Access to Aboriginal knowledges is framed by Aboriginal protocols and ethics which may run counter to non-Aboriginal systems of intellectual property, ethics and protection. The University acknowledges and respects the communal nature of Aboriginal knowledge systems.
For more information, please refer to Yurirka: Proppa Engagement with Aboriginal Peoples
