George Nicholas

George Nicholas is an anthropological archaeologist and a professor of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. He was the founding director of SFU's Indigenous Archaeology Program in Kamloops (1991–2005), and has worked closely with the Secwepemc and other First Nations in British Columbia, and indigenous groups worldwide.

A team of researchers in northern Australia have documented kites and falcons, “firehawks,” intentionally carrying burning sticks to spread fire. It'ss just one example of Western science catching up to indigenous traditional knowledge.

It’s taken thousands of years, but Western science is finally catching up to indigenous knowledge

February 28, 2018Science

Australian researchers have released a study finding that “firehawks” intentionally carry burning sticks to spread fire and eat fleeing prey. Indigenous people in northern Australia have known that for thousands of years.