Periagoge
Scenario

When academic teams lose the relational context of indigenous knowledge sharing

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.

What we've seen

The structure of academic collaboration is fundamentally incompatible with how indigenous knowledge actually moves between people.

Your guide for this
Nas
Nas works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Indigenous science and ecological knowledge?”

Peri

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.

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