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.