Emergence Magazine Podcast Deep Time Diligence – A Conversation with Tyson Yunkaporta
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Feb 11, 2025 
Tyson Yunkaporta, an Aboriginal scholar and author, delves into Indigenous understandings of time and place. He contrasts cyclical time with mechanized concepts, emphasizing our obligation to landscapes and future generations. The discussion highlights the power of storytelling in preserving cultural wisdom and collective memory, intertwining narratives and ecology. Tyson advocates for intergenerational dialogue as a means of data storage and governance, urging adaptability in facing contemporary challenges without romanticizing the past.
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Time and Place in Aboriginal Languages
- Tyson Yunkaporta discusses the challenge of explaining Aboriginal time concepts in English.
- Aboriginal languages link time and place, lacking a distinct word for "time" itself.
Scheduling Mishap
- Tyson Yunkaporta shares an anecdote about scheduling the interview.
- He highlights how simply clicking a blue square on a calendar ignores relational time and place.
Humans and Landscape as Processes
- Yunkaporta emphasizes that humans are processes within a landscape that is also a process.
- He explains time as multiple cycles interacting, highlighting the interconnectedness of everything.
