Victor Steffensen is an Indigenous writer, filmmaker, musician, and a traditional knowledge consultant for land and community wellbeing. He is a descendant of the Tagalaka people from North Queensland. Much of Victor’s work is based on the arts and reviving traditional knowledge values, particularly Aboriginal fire management, with Aboriginal communities and non-Indigenous Australians. He is the co-founder of the Firesticks Alliance which involves a large community network across Australia. Victor holds an Honorary Doctor of Science through James Cook University. He is the author of the book, Fire Country, and the children’s book, Looking After Country With Fire. Through his artistic label Mulong, Victor has published music tracks and videos such as ‘Great Land’, and ‘Cool Burning’.

TOPICS

• Traditional Knowledge in the modern world.
• Aboriginal Fire practices
• Indigenous knowledge and the green economy
• Indigenous knowledge on health and food
• Indigenous Education
• Traditional knowledge and technology
• Climate change