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gemmaduds's review against another edition
3.0
Victor Steffenson is an Indigenous Australian writer and filmmaker, who applies traditional values (particularly of fire management) in contemporary Australia - passing on the wisdom that he has learned from the elders of the Laura Aboriginal community in the process.
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‘Fire Country’ is a straightforward account of Steffenson’s knowledge and experience of traditional fire management practices, and the ways in which it is endlessly beneficial to Australian wildlife over the modern, government backed methods. He has often clashed with those who don’t understand the traditional slow and controlled methods of managing country, and is desperate to educate and bring together communities.
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A really interesting read; short and eye opening - with no bells and whistles - Steffenson tells it as he sees it.
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A book for anybody interested in Australia, or the practice of protecting wildlife through fire management. It’s another of those books that will probably never be picked up by the very people that really need to read it!
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‘Fire Country’ is a straightforward account of Steffenson’s knowledge and experience of traditional fire management practices, and the ways in which it is endlessly beneficial to Australian wildlife over the modern, government backed methods. He has often clashed with those who don’t understand the traditional slow and controlled methods of managing country, and is desperate to educate and bring together communities.
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A really interesting read; short and eye opening - with no bells and whistles - Steffenson tells it as he sees it.
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A book for anybody interested in Australia, or the practice of protecting wildlife through fire management. It’s another of those books that will probably never be picked up by the very people that really need to read it!
tahnoogey's review against another edition
5.0
An exceptional look at not only the knowledge and opportunity of First Nations fire management, but their connections to Country and wisdom surrounding sustainability, the environment and life itself. A really educational read!!
jare7d's review
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
An amazing book from start to finish, fire one might say! So much information on indigenous fire management and the challenge of reviving cultural practices. Many inspiring real life stories of amazing aboriginal people striving to heal the country and in turn heal people and communities too. The book also teaches so much about fire and the land, a truly great, educational and inspiring read!
rach260's review
4.0
The knowledge presented in this book is so important to all Australians. The CSIRO developed an inquiry based learning sequence for year 9 science students based on the impact on fire on seed germination in native species. We have taught it at my school for many years. This book gave me many more insights I can share with my students about different types of country and Aboriginal fire management, particularly how the cultural and ecological obligations can not be separated. I look forward to exploring ‘The Living Knowledge Place’ website for further information and understanding. The ending of the book was both a hopeful and urgent call to engage all people in looking after country.
burnt_milk's review
hopeful
informative
medium-paced
4.25
This was interesting to read! I wasn't expecting it to be as autobiographical as it was but that's me not reading the blurb super hard. I would've loved more specificity on types of country, and the process of burning - a lot of it felt a little generalised and repetitive. But maybe the practice would be better learnt actually by watching. Fire is so feared by white Australia, and we need to be educated in order to preserve and care for both the land and our future.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Racism