Immersing in Country: An Artful Attention to the Current Climate of Childhood

• In Event: Climate Country: Dismantling and Co-Constructing Climate Change Education on/With Country

Abstract

Author1 (under 18) thought on this – “Well yeah it is, but everyone should listen to Aboriginal people to show them how to care for it and fix it because the elders know everything about the land. How it works, what to do, how to care for the animals. AND all the spirits that give messages.” with XX Country Decision-makers who are not listening to Indigenous peoples are taking risks. They risk continuing dire colonisation and cultural dominance while failing to prepare adequately for accelerating climate changes. In 2022, three families – one Indigenous and two not Indigenous – began a blogged conversation with a shared commitment to tune into ‘Country’ and ‘Climate’. Agreeing to communicate on decolonising ‘Country’ at home and surrounds, their intention was to examine living with attention to climate, childhood and Country. Aware of Black his/stories missing from schooling experiences past and present to varying extents, blogging between ages and cultural relations was a practice more so than a demonstrated mastery of content – a place to remain available and accountable.

Authors

• Sarah Maree Crinall, Southern Cross University

• Simone M. Blom, Southern Cross University

• Cassie Williams, Southern Cross University