DiscoverTalking WordsChapter Two: Tyson Yunkaporta
Chapter Two: Tyson Yunkaporta

Chapter Two: Tyson Yunkaporta

Update: 2019-10-292
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Tyson Yunkaporta belongs to the Apalech Clan from Western Cape York and is a senior lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges at Deakin University. He is a poet and artist who practices traditional wood carving, and has published one book, Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World. In this episode Tyson yarns with Olivia about the difficulties of writing Sand Talk, layers of knowledge and ghosts.

Books mentioned:
  • Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta
  • Dark Emu by Bruce Pascoe
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Chapter Two: Tyson Yunkaporta

Chapter Two: Tyson Yunkaporta

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