Ceremony as Witness: Honoring Indigenous Knowledge, Climate Justice & Creative Practice

A Critical Conversations Event

In commemoration of Pratt’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day, join us for the “Ceremony as Witness: Honoring Indigenous Knowledge, Climate Justice & Creative Practice,” on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, from 6:00 – 8:00 PM, Student Union.

A communal and heart-opening gathering designed to bring Indigenous knowledge systems into dialogue with climate justice and creative practice. Rooted in ritual and storytelling, this program blends ceremony, film, and dialogue to invite the Pratt community into deeper reflection on our shared responsibility to Earth and to one another.

Guided by Mapuche storyteller and ceremonialist Daniela Miranda (Antüpewma), the evening will begin with a cacao ceremony and grounding meditation, offering an embodied entry point into dialogue and a sense of belonging.

Participants will then view the 12-minute mini-documentary, “Cacao + Climate Change,” a living offering that highlights Indigenous resilience and sacred relationships with the land. The evening will close with a facilitated reflection circle, where participants will explore:

1. How climate change disproportionately impacts Indigenous communities
2. Ritual and ceremony as systems of knowledge
3. Art and storytelling as acts of activism and healing

Together, participants will witness, listen, and imagine creative pathways toward justice.

This event is hosted by the Indigenous Peoples Land Circle, in partnership with the School of Art, the Academic Senate, the Office of DEI, the Office of Student Involvement, and the Indigenous Student Union.

This event is part of Critical Conversations: creating space for and educating one another about our multiple cultural contexts, activism, civil discourse, and academic engagement.