Ep. 32 - Tyson Yunkaporta on "Right Story, Wrong Story" and Indigenous Approaches to Relationships
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In today’s episode we talk with Tyson Yunkaporta. Tyson is an Indigenous scholar who belongs to the Apalech Clan from Far North Queensland. He is the founder of the Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab at Deakin University in Melbourne, and author of the acclaimed book “Sand Talk – How Indigenous Thinking Can Save The World”, and most recently “Right Story, Wrong Story”. His work focuses on applying Indigenous methods of inquiry to resolve complex issues and explore global crises.
Our conversation with Tyson is a wide ranging journey and flows in many different directions. We talk about the relationship structures of Indigenous communities, his honest reflections and critiques on his own award- winning books. He also shares personal reflections on his own relations hip structure, age gaps within relationships and power dynamics, and much more.
You can buy Tyson’s books at this link below:
Right Story, Wrong Story
https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/right-story-wrong-story-adventures-in-indigenous-thinking
Sand Talk
https://www.textpublishing.com.au/books/sand-talk
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“Have you ever broken each others trust? How did you navigate it?”
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