Journeys Through Deep Time: Indigenous Knowledge and the Futures We Imagine

Climate change, biodiversity loss, and food insecurity are often framed as crises that require entirely new solutions. But what if some of humanity's most effective strategies for living with environmental uncertainty have existed for thousands of years?

Join us for an immersive event where archaeology, Indigenous knowledge, history, and environmental science come together to challenge how we think about resilience, sustainability, and adaptation in the face of climate change.

Through storytelling, artistic performance, scientific dialogue, and audience participation, Indigenous knowledge holders, archaeologists, climate scientists, and historians will explore how diverse knowledge traditions can help imagine more resilient futures.

The event will also feature a live Indigenous music performance creating a powerful dialogue between memory, identity, and the future. 

We invite visitors to actively engage in a collective exploration of climate change, biodiversity, food systems, and the diverse ways societies have responded to environmental challenges across time.

Through a series of short audiovisual stories from the Global South, participants will discover examples of regenerative agriculture, Indigenous environmental stewardship, and long-term biodiversity management. These stories will provide the starting point for a moderated conversation between Indigenous Knowledge Holders, archaeologists, climate scientists, and sustainability experts on how different knowledge systems can contribute to more resilient and just futures.

The discussion will feature Charo Bogarín (Guaraní musician, Vice Director of the National Institute of Music, Argentina) and João Paulo Lima Barreto (Tukano Indigenous researcher and philosopher, Brazil), whose perspectives bridge Indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage, and environmental stewardship. Their participation highlights the essential role of Indigenous peoples as knowledge holders and innovators in addressing contemporary global challenges.

Audience participation is central to the event. Visitors will be invited to contribute their own questions and reflections, fostering a dynamic dialogue between speakers and participants and reinforcing the idea that knowledge is created through exchange and collective reflection.

Interwoven with the scientific conversation, live Indigenous artistic performances will offer another way of experiencing knowledge through music, storytelling, and cultural expression, creating an immersive dialogue between science, art, and society.