Reviews

Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World by Tyson Yunkaporta

jrmarr's review against another edition

4.0

At times confronting to read, this thought provoking book challenges us to not only rethink the way we live, work, teach and learn, but to also unlearn some of what we’ve been taught. The provocation to respect, connect, reflect and direct - in that order- is something I would like to take forward with me.

wodehouse11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

You won’t agree with everything in this book. But I think that that is the point. This is a challenging book. It is challenging because in order to get anything from it, it forces you to put aside your narcissism and worldview and be willing to really listen to a different one. When you do that it challenges you to look at how you see the world and think about it. You might not finish this book and agree with every part. You might not even change your views. But you will have examined those views and understand them and yourself better.

dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring reflective

5.0

gemmamestroni's review against another edition

funny hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

Sassy, insightful, and necessary. Yunkapaorta had me hooked after his "lunatic, incendiary rant" on Prussia. At a time when the impacts of a narcissistic global system of power are hard to ignore, being welcomed into an Indigenous way of thinking felt like a breath of fresh air. "When you're laughing, you're learning". I'm going to be reflecting on the ideas from this book for some time.

bookbirder's review against another edition

informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

A wonderful and thought-provoking book about using Indigenous Knowledge for global sustainability. Anybody who enjoyed Braiding Sweetgrass is bound to enjoy and learn from this as well, and there’s no need to be Australian for the ideas to be relevant. 

alanaw's review

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.75

kbeers98's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

3.0

amtlong's review against another edition

loan due back at the library 

drdolphinphd's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

cassie2613's review against another edition

hopeful informative medium-paced

5.0

I come from a colonized indigenous family that has lost most of our culture. The great thing about this book (for me) was that I allowed me to realize that although my family and I have lost so much, we never lost our way of thought. What a relief! I’m happy to see someone sharing these values and thoughts.