Past Events
Each term, we host between five and ten events dedicated to Indigenous Studies. Our programme includes talks, panel discussions, workshops, and community-led conversations that explore diverse perspectives, histories, and contemporary issues. We aim to create an open space for dialogue, learning, and collaboration.
ISDG SYMPOSIUM 2026
Voices of the Land and Sea:
Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Futures
The University of Cambridge Indigenous Studies Discussion Group Symposium 2026, Voices of the Land and Sea, explored how Indigenous knowledge shapes responses to climate change across land and ocean worlds. The event received over 220 applications and brought together more than 300 participants to discuss climate adaptation, environmental justice, ocean governance, youth activism, storytelling, and community-led futures.
The full programme and abstracts are available here.
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🎥 Hani (2024) UK Premiere & Conversation with Director Hou Dasheng
The event featured a screening of HANI, a drama rooted in the lived experiences of the Indigenous Hani (Akha) community, followed by a conversation with director Hou Dasheng on structural violence, Indigenous realities, and filmmaking from within marginalized communities.
Thriving at Nature's Pace: A New Approach to Climate Change
David Ko, author of Thriving at Nature’s Pace and The Unsustainable Truth, presented a new approach to climate change that unites spirituality, economics, and science, introducing Nature’s Currency as a symbol of a renewed relationship between humanity and Nature.
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Indigenous Politics of Land, Belonging, and Development: Orang Asli Rights and Justice in Peninsular Malaysia
The panel brought together interdisciplinary perspectives on Orang Asli rights, justice, and development, exploring self-determination, recognition, power, and belonging amid rapid social, legal, and environmental change.
Native Spirit Festival & ISDG : TWICE INTO OBLIVION
(L'OUBLI TUE DEUX FOIS)
Native Spirit Festival & ISDG presented Twice Into Oblivion (L’Oubli Tue Deux Fois), a screening and discussion of the award-winning documentary on Wednesday 26 November 2025 in Cambridge. The event brought together filmmakers and audiences to explore Indigenous perspectives and creative collaboration.
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Indigenous Digital Borderlands: Quechua social media from the Andes to the diaspora
How did social media transform one of the world’s largest Indigenous language communities? Dr. Américo Mendoza-Mori explored how Quechua speakers used digital platforms to build community, challenge stereotypes, and reshape modern Indigenous life online.
Arctic Indigenous Voices: Shorts Programme at the 19th Native Spirit Festival
Arctic Indigenous Voices was a shorts programme featured at the 19th Native Spirit Festival, showcasing films by Arctic Indigenous filmmakers. The event highlighted diverse creative perspectives and storytelling from Indigenous communities.
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