Whakaari, OceaniaTyson Yunkaporta
Indigenous Australian academic, author, and founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab, known for exploring Indigenous thinking, learning, and sustainability.
About Tyson
Tyson Yunkaporta is an Indigenous scholar, carver, and author renowned for his book 'Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World.' Based in Melbourne, he leads the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab, weaving together traditional wisdom, relational learning, and ecological complexity. Yunkaporta's work illuminates the transformative power of Indigenous perspectives on culture, systems, and sustainability, challenging global paradigms with humor, insight, and deep respect for land-based knowledge.
In Tyson's own words
“I try to impart a sense of the pattern of creation and how we might begin to live within that pattern again.”“Our traditional knowledge transmission and production is very complex and takes a lot of time.”“There is a pattern to the universe and everything in it.”Where Tyson works
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