My research team and I are working with tribal elders to document climate adaptations, but our meetings have become formal presentations instead of the storytelling circles where real knowledge lives, and we can all feel something essential getting lost in translation.
More people experience this than they realize.
The structure of academic collaboration is fundamentally incompatible with how indigenous knowledge actually moves between people.
“Where Are You with Indigenous science and ecological knowledge?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.