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_ifitsthelastthingido's review
5.0
This book is melodic, captivating, and life-affirming. So much of what he outlines gives language to issues that I could never quite articulate. It’s the kind of book that made me want to force everyone I know to read it, too. Every page has so much richness. Wisdom, insights, authenticity, beautiful non-linear explorations. If you are even a smidgeon interested, absolutely read it.
valentinserrano's review
3.0
It offers good insights and an interesting sense of humour. I also sympathise with his concepts and metaphors.
But I would only suggest this essay to those not acquainted with traditional knowledge and indigenous thinking. If it's not your case you could find it somehow shallow and stereotipical. But if u are a beginner, surely you will have a good material to think about.
But I would only suggest this essay to those not acquainted with traditional knowledge and indigenous thinking. If it's not your case you could find it somehow shallow and stereotipical. But if u are a beginner, surely you will have a good material to think about.
teacherseth's review
challenging
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
5.0
Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta is essential reading. It transported me back to my 20-year-old idealist self, questioning whether everything went wrong for humanity when we first embraced agriculture. Yunkaporta’s perspective, rooted in Indigenous knowledge systems, challenges conventional ways of thinking and offers a profoundly different lens through which to view our world.
His exploration of Indigenous wisdom is not just a critique of modernity but also a source of hope - an invitation to imagine how these ways of knowing can be applied in contemporary society. The book highlights the depth, resilience, and adaptability of Indigenous thought, showing how it offers solutions to the crises we face today. However, it also makes clear that meaningful change will require deep, structural shifts in the way we live, think, and interact with each other and the planet.
This book is both a provocation and an inspiration. It doesn’t provide easy answers, but it does offer a way forward - one that demands we listen, unlearn, and rethink what we take for granted. Highly recommended for anyone interested in philosophy, systems thinking, or decolonizing their perspective.
wildwoila's review
3.0
Yarning about the ways of Indigenous knowledge. Insightful, sometimes impenetrable, with a bit of bullshit. The barest exposure, but what next? How to incorporate this into our worldview?
Reading time 10 days, 25.6 pages/day
Reading time 10 days, 25.6 pages/day
melissakm's review
5.0
This is an incredibly profound and beautifully written book that I just want everyone to read. I’ve read it slowly as each chapter challenges my world views and makes me question and think in different ways. I have no idea how to describe this book, only to say how thankful I am that it exists.
Merged review:
This is an incredibly profound and beautifully written book that I just want everyone to read. I’ve read it slowly as each chapter challenges my world views and makes me question and think in different ways. I have no idea how to describe this book, only to say how thankful I am that it exists.
Merged review:
This is an incredibly profound and beautifully written book that I just want everyone to read. I’ve read it slowly as each chapter challenges my world views and makes me question and think in different ways. I have no idea how to describe this book, only to say how thankful I am that it exists.