114. Tyson Yunkaporta – Sand Talk: Changing the World Through Indigenous Knowledge

Tyson Yunkaporta is the author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. He is an academic, art critic, poet, and researcher who belongs to the Apalech clan in Queensland, Australia. A senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University, Tyson looks at global systems through an Indigenous lens. Much of society’s problems stem from our worldview, from how we think and relate to how we behave. Through Sand Talk, Tyson offers a template for living and perspectives on how we can make better sense of the world. Tyson joins me today to discuss how Indigenous knowledge and ideas can help change the world for the better and describes what makes a person or knowledge Indigenous. He explains why we need to have an agency in violence and describes how western civilization has subjugated women and femininity. He also highlights the importance of cultivating a connection with the land, defines Indigenous concepts – such as the Dreaming, totemic relationships, and songlines – and discusses how books should increase what can be known. “Receive those signals from the land and let them shape you. Let them move you forward. When you accept those messages, they start to change you.” – Tyson Yunkaporta This week on The School for Good Living Podcast: The network of realityForming a group mind and what it means to yarnTyson’s definition of an Indigenous person and Indigenous knowledgeWhy books should increase what can be knownHow the language of separation informs our worldviewThe role of the land in spiritual seekingReceiving signals and messages from the land around usThe defining feature of a civilization and how western culture has subjugated femininityWhat it means to distribute violence throughout the societyIntergenerational equity and reidentification within four generationsWhat the Dreaming and songline meanThe importance of acknowledging the First Peoples of the landWhy we’re all from a common origin and ancestryHow creativity is part of being humanResources Mentioned: Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson YunkaportaBiopiracy: The Plunder of Nature and Knowledge by Vandana ShivaConnect with Tyson Yunkaporta: Tyson Yunkaporta on LinkedInSubscribe, Rate & Share! Thanks for tuning into this week’s episode of the School for Good Living Podcast, with your host, Brilliant Miller. If you enjoyed this episode, please head over to Apple Podcasts to subscribe and leave us a rating and review. Don’t forget to visit our website, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. And be sure to share your favorite episodes with your friends and colleagues on social media to inspire others to improve their lives and reach their full potential.The post 114. Tyson Yunkaporta – Sand Talk: Changing the World Through Indigenous Knowledge first appeared on School for Good Living Podcasts.