{"product_id":"first-knowledges-the-collection-10-book-box-set","title":"First Knowledges: The Collection 10-Book Box Set","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat do you need to know to prosper as a people for 65,000 years or more? The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/collections\/first-knowledges\" title=\"First Knowledges\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Knowledges\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e series offers an introduction to Indigenous knowledges in vital areas and their application to the present day and the future. This box set celebrates all ten books as a collection for the first time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFirst Knowledges: The Collection\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces Indigenous knowledge systems in vital areas, exploring their relevance to the present and the future. It brings together two distinct ways of understanding the natural world: one rooted in over 65,000 years of tradition, the other shaped by colonial perspectives. Each book is a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous writers and editors, with the series curated by Margo Ngawa Neale, former senior Indigenous curator at the National Museum of Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor the first time, all ten books of this bestselling series are available in a collectable box set featuring the artwork \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNganampa Ngura (Our Country)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Alec Baker and Kunmanara (Peter) Mungkuri.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe box set includes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSonglines\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Lynne Kelly and Margo Neale (2020)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eDesign\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Alison Page and Paul Memmott (2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCountry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe (2021)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAstronomy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli (2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePlants\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head (2022)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eLaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Marcia Langton and Aaron Corn (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eInnovation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Ian J McNiven and Lynette Russell (2023)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHealth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Shawana Andrews, Sandra Eades and Fiona Stanley (2024)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCeremony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Wesley Enoch and Georgia Curran (2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Mary Graham and Morgan Brigg (2026)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished July 2026\u003cbr\u003ePaperback box set\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e240mm x 181\u003c\/span\u003emm\u003cbr\u003eISBN \u003cspan\u003e9781760766009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59255157915729,"sku":"9781760766009","price":199.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0955\/6464\/files\/9781760766009_first-knowledges-the-collection-box-set.jpg?v=1776823811","url":"https:\/\/shop.mhnsw.au\/products\/first-knowledges-the-collection-10-book-box-set","provider":"Museums of History NSW","version":"1.0","type":"link"}