Indigenous song keepers reveal traditional ecological knowledge in music

Dana Lepofsky; Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares Onrubia; Kim Recalma-Clutesi

Indigenous song keepers reveal traditional ecological knowledge in music

Dana Lepofsky, Alvaro Fernandez-Llamazares Onrubia, Kim Recalma-Clutesi

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Abstract

Since the beginning of time, music has been a way of communicating observations of and experiences about the world. For Indigenous Peoples who have lived within their traditional territories for generations, music is a repository of ecological knowledge, with songs embedding ancestors’ knowledge, teachings and wisdom.

Original language	English
Journal	The Conversation : Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2020
MoE publication type	Not Eligible

Fields of Science

1181 Ecology, evolutionary biology
5143 Social and cultural anthropology

Access to Document

https://theconversation.com/indigenous-song-keepers-reveal-traditional-ecological-knowledge-in-music-123573

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