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Bill Neidjie
(c. 1913 - 23 May 2002)
Australian conservationist nicknamed “Kakadu Man”, was a Gagadju man who was the traditional custodian of the Kakadu area of Northern Territory of Australia. He was instrumental in the establishment of Kakadu as a National Park in 1979. His authored books of prose and collections of poetry.
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Science Quotes by Bill Neidjie (1 quote)
Tree…
he watching you.
You look at tree,
he listen to you.
He got no finger,
he can’t speak.
But that leaf...
he pumping, growing,
growing in the night.
While you sleeping
you dream something.
Tree and grass same thing.
They grow with your body,
with your feeling.
he watching you.
You look at tree,
he listen to you.
He got no finger,
he can’t speak.
But that leaf...
he pumping, growing,
growing in the night.
While you sleeping
you dream something.
Tree and grass same thing.
They grow with your body,
with your feeling.
— Bill Neidjie
Poem from Gagadju Man Bill Neidjie: The Environmental and Spiritual Philosophy of a Senior
Traditional Owner, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory Australia (2002), 40.
See also:
- Gagudju Man: Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia, by Bill Neidjie. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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