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Tyson Yunkaporta
Tyson Yunkaporta is an Australian academic, author, and indigenous thinker. He is a member of the Apalech Clan from Far North Queensland and is best known for his book '' Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World''. Yunkaporta's work explores Indigenous knowledge systems and their relevance to contemporary global challenges, including sustainability, education, and systems thinking. Early life and education Tyson Yunkaporta was born in Far North Queensland, Australia, and is of Aboriginal heritage, belonging to the Apalech Clan. His early life and cultural upbringing significantly influenced his perspectives on knowledge systems, storytelling, and community interconnectedness. Yunkaporta pursued higher education in Australia and holds a doctorate in education. His academic work focuses on the intersection of Indigenous knowledge systems and modern contexts, particularly in education and sustainability. Career Yunkaporta is research fellow at Deakin University in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indigenous Peoples
Indigenous peoples are culturally distinct ethnic groups whose members are directly descended from the earliest known inhabitants of a particular geographic region and, to some extent, maintain the language and culture of those original peoples. The term ''Indigenous'' was first, in its modern context, used by Europeans, who used it to differentiate the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the Europeans, European settlers of the Americas and from the African diaspora, Sub-Saharan Africans who were brought to the Americas as Slavery, enslaved people. The term may have first been used in this context by Thomas Browne, Sir Thomas Browne in 1646, who stated "and although in many parts thereof there be at present swarms of ''Negroes'' serving under the ''Spaniard'', yet were they all transported from ''Africa'', since the discovery of ''Columbus''; and are not indigenous or proper natives of ''America''." Peoples are usually described as "Indigenous" when they maintain traditions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
