Francesca Robertson Francesca Robertson i(11999660 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 A Review of Nyoongar Responses to Severe Climate Change and the Threat of Epidemic Disease—Lessons from Their Past Francesca Robertson , Jason Barrow , 2020 single work
— Appears in: International Journal Of Critical Indigenous Studies , vol. 13 no. 2 2020; 'Nyoongar people have lived in the South West of Western Australia for at least 50,000 years. During that time, they experienced significant climate change, including wide variations in temperature and rainfall, and hundreds of metres’ difference in sea levels. Nyoongar people have a long memory, and climate change is described in their stories and in the knowledge they hold about how life was lived in earlier times. There are artifacts and places that have been manipulated to be productive despite severe drought. COVID-19 disrupted the writing of this article, and the authors felt it appropriate to include Nyoongar responses to the threat of epidemic disease brought by Europeans early in their settlement of the area. This review collates existing material generated through Koodjal Jinnung (two-way seeing), a research method that incorporates traditional knowledge and contemporary social and natural sciences about Nyoongar history, to create a description of the resiliency of Nyoongar people under threat from climate change. The article identifies key values and resilience factors underpinning the successful implementation of behavioural and technological mechanisms to negotiate severe climate change and the threat of epidemic disease.'
1 y separately published work icon Great Journeys Undertaken by Aboriginal People in Ancient Times in Western Australia Francesca Robertson , Noel Nannup , Jason Barrow , Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2019 16663771 2019 multi chapter work criticism essay

'Based on recent research from Edith Cowan University converging contemporary Western and Nyoongar Aboriginal knowledge perspectives, this publication reimagines the epic journeys of ancient Aboriginal people in the Western Australian region in view of the shifting climatic and geographic conditions over millennia and the quest for survival and prosperity; features Nyoongar and other Aboriginal language terms and concepts.'  (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Nyoongar Boodja - Koomba Bardip Kooratan Francesca Robertson , Noel Nannup , Glen Stasiuk , Stephen D. Hopper , Batchelor : Batchelor Press , 2017 11999691 2017 selected work prose Indigenous story

'An illustrated history of Nyoongar people and land from the Dreamtime to approximately 7,000 years ago. This work collates Nyoongar stories with geology and climate history.' (Publication summary)
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