Scientists in outback Queensland are combining traditional Aboriginal knowledge with western medicine to develop a new treatment for conditions such as arthritis, while also creating STEM jobs for First Nations people.
"Medical gels today are based on a high water content.
Indjalandji-Dhidhanu elder Colin Saltmere says the process creates jobs for First Nations Australians. It is creating jobs for local Aboriginal people right across the production line, according to Indjalandji-Dhidhanu elder Colin Saltmere. "Young Indigenous people sit on our boards and have direct involvement down at the lab in Camooweal, and we employ other young Indigenous people as trainees to assist in the harvesting and collecting of spinifex."
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