Introduction: Blak Knowing, Simulation, and the Crisis of Credibility In contemporary Australia, the boundaries between authentic Aboriginal epistemology and settler simulation are increasingly contested. By “settler simulation,” we refer to the performative appropriation of Aboriginal identity, symbolism, and ceremony by non-Indigenous individuals or groups, often without community recognition, genealogical connection, or cultural authority. These simulations … Continue reading The Sacred and the Simulacrum: Blak Knowing, Settler Conspirituality and Indigenous Identity Appropriation and Fraud in Contemporary Australia