Pondering the standpoint of a third culture kid (TCK) exploring plural knowledge systems
“[We] reflected on what it meant to be Brown academics (Curtis-Boles et al., 2012; Muhs et al. 2012) while personally navigating multiple cultural and work boundaries as transnational women (Joseph 2014).” (Lahiri-Roy, Belford, & Sum, 2021) Looking for a standpoint from which to respectfully approach different knowledge systems, particularly local, traditional, and Indigenous ones, led […]
Knowledge Creation through Metaphors of Traditional Craftsmanship
Ten years ago, most of the academics working in the area of indigenous knowledge represented anthropology, development sociology, and geography. Today … important contributions are also being made in the fields of ecology, soil science, veterinary medicine, forestry, human health, aquatic science, management,botany, zoology, agronomy, agricultural economics, rural sociology, mathematics, …. fisheries, range management, information […]
Reflections in the sand: Integrating Indigenous ways of thinking into design-centered creative practice
Yunkaporta’s 5 minds, derived as bridge to Indigenous thinking from the principles of the Aboriginal knowledge system (2019) You can’t help but look at these 5 minds that Tyson Yunkaporta has derived from the principles of the Aboriginal knowledge system as a means for us to embrace Indigenous thinking and think how well they reflect […]
Book Review: Sand Talk by Tyson Yunkaporta
It was not until I reached page 150 of this 250 page book typeset in a larger font that I was to wholly recognize the worth and value of Tyson Yunkaporta’s work of genius. On the page, he summarizes his contribution from Australia’s Aboriginal knowledge system – written for the rest of us – with […]
