“First Nations People have long represented and shared scientific observations through mark-making. We have long observed and recorded the prints, tracks and traces left by animals and people and use a variety of methods to represent, replicate and communicate such information, particularly when teaching our children.

We learn how to read the environment and identify the animals that move through it. We learn to recognise wayfinders along our Traditional Pathways. Stories and songs are passed down teaching us life lessons, morality, beliefs, lore and changes to land and water.

This knowledge is golden. It cannot be replaced. If it is, it is likely replaced by loss.”

~ Miranda Hampson