Saturday 25 April, 14:00

Indigenous Peoples’ Struggles and Resistance

Nat Cardozo, visual artist and illustrator, works with illustration and participatory practice rooted in her album Origine, exploring indigenous cultural expression and modes of storytelling.

This session examines how indigenous communities organise responses to environmental degradation—from the Amazon to Borneo and the United States—investigating resistance strategies, alternative relations to the natural world, and creative practices that transmit knowledge and sustain survival.

In French.

Boulevard Carl-Vogt,
65, Switzerland
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Photo Credit: Nat Cardozo

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