Women and Indigenous Knowledge
Dharrawal-Yuin Country
Yuin and Wiradjuri cultural heritage consultant Vikki Parsley speaks about women and Indigenous knowledge.
Credits:
Produced by Firesticks with Vera Hong and Craig Bender / Backbone Productions.
Filmed and edited by Vera Hong and Craig Bender / Backbone Productions.
“The majority of the knowledge from what I’ve been taught and told was always held by the women. We were the knowledge holders with the medicines and that more specific plant use…in a lot of places too, we’re matriarchal. The women are our leaders. The women are the backbone of our community.”
Vikki Parsley
Yuin and Wiradjuri cultural heritage consultant