Listened to The Indigenous memory code by Lynne Malcolm from ABC Radio National

Traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines hold the key to a powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world.
If possible, click to play, otherwise your browser may be unable to play this audio file.

Have you ever wondered how ancient indigenous cultures maintain so much information about the thousands of species of plants and animals—without writing it down? Traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines are key to a powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world. It's intricately tied to the landscape and it can be applied in our everyday lives.

Duration: 28min 49sec
Broadcast: Sun 3 Jul 2016, 5:05pm

Another Lynne Kelly interview, but this one focuses more on the indigenous peoples of Australia and their memory techniques. Also some discussion of “dreaming” and songlines with Karen Adams here.

Originally bookmarked on December 07, 2019 at 01:13PM