Using songlines, elders codify traditional knowledge to care for Country

Warlpiri elders in Australia's Tanami Desert are using songlines—traditional oral knowledge encoded in song and narrative—to codify and transmit ecological stewardship practices for caring for Country, preserving land-relational wisdom for future generations.

Why this matters → Indigenous arts and oral tradition are proven knowledge systems for transmitting ecological governance; documenting songlines as stewardship practice validates non-written frameworks as legitimate land management and cultural continuity.