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Light pollution is actively destroying our ability to see the stars. ManyIndigenous traditions and knowledge systems around the world are based on thestars, and the peoples' ability to observe and interpret stellar positions andproperties is of critical importance for daily life and cultural continuity.The erasure of the night sky acts to erase Indigenous connection to the stars,acting as a form of ongoing cultural and ecological genocide. Efforts toreduce, minimise, or eliminate light pollution are being achieved with varyingdegrees of success, but urban expansion, poor lighting design, and theincreased use of blue-light emitting LEDs as a cost-effective solution isworsening problems related to human health, wildlife, and astronomical heritagefor the benefit of capitalistic economic growth. We provide a brief overview ofthe issue, illustrating some of the important connections that the Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander people of Australia maintain with the stars, as wellas the impact growing light pollution has on this ancient knowledge. We proposea transdisciplinary approach to solving these issues, using a foundation basedon Indigenous philosophies and decolonising methodologies.

Whitening the Sky: light pollution as a form of cultural genocide