The Knowledge

Victor Steffensen is an author, filmmaker, musician and traditional knowledge practitioner. He is a descendant of the Tagalaka people from North Queensland and respectfully acknowledges the European connections within his family tree. Much of Victor's work is based on the arts and reviving practical traditional knowledge values, particularly Aboriginal fire and land management, with Aboriginal and non-Indigenous communities. He is co-founder of the Firesticks Alliance, which involves a large community network across Australia and internationally. Victor holds an Honorary Doctorate of Science from James Cook University. He is the author of Fire Country, and the children's books Looking After Country With Fire, The Trees and Animals On Country. Through his artistic label, Mulong, Victor has published music tracks and videos such as 'Great Land', 'Cool Burning', 'The Trees' and 'The Animals'.

Introduction
Chapter 1: The Wave for Change
Chapter 2: Memory
Chapter 3: Respecting People and Place
Chapter 4: Camp Burn
Chapter 5: Fighting Fire with Traditional Knowledge
Chapter 6: Harvesting for Solutions
Chapter 7: Free the Trees
Chapter 8: The Healthy Country Economy
Chapter 9: Sharing Knowledge Globally
Chapter 10: The Spark in the Duff
Chapter 11: The Fir and the Aspin
Chapter 12: Yunesit'in
Chapter 13: We Are Water
Chapter 14: Improving Agriculture and Farmlands
Chapter 15: The Skin of The Earth
Chapter 16: It All Starts in the Stomach
Chapter 17: Adaptation
Chapter 18: To the Bone
Chapter 19: The Planet Is Us
Chapter 20: The Deepest Knowledge of All