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EPISODE · Mar 5, 2026 · 50 MIN

What Makes Indigenous Knowledge Systems So Timeless? With Alison Page

from Why is it Like That? · host Leyla Acaroglu

How do narratives of the past affect our understanding of the present? Designer and filmmaker Alison Page explores reframes the first encounter between Captain Cook and the Dharawal people at Kamay through an Aboriginal lens, showing how story, ceremony and connection to Country carry deep environmental and systems knowledge. This episode looks at how two worldviews collided, then and now, what was and is still misunderstood, and why Indigenous knowledge has always been a science of its own, and one we should all embrace.Alison is a descendant of the Dharawal and Yuin people and is an award-winning multi-dimentional creative at the forefront of the contemporary Australian Aboriginal cultural movement. Her award winning work spans film, design, public art, exhibitions and major urban design projects across Australia. She is Professor of Practice at UTS, has created landmark works at Barangaroo and Kamay, and co-authored Design: Building on Country.For more information, click here Alison’s Website Alison’s LinkedInUnSchoolsLand recognition 

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