Designing TribalFutures Together
1–30 November 2026 | Online
How do Tribal and Indigenous ways of knowing shape the worlds we imagine and create?
TribalFutures 3.0 brings together Tribal and Indigenous thinkers, artists, designers, writers, researchers and practitioners from across the world for a month of conversations on knowledge, creativity and the future.
Convened by the Tribal Design Forum, this tribal-led platform invites everyone to encounter different worldviews, question familiar assumptions and explore how our futures can be imagined together.
The programme is subject to last-minute changes. • Week 3 and Week 4 programmes will be announced soon.
Chhara
Ahmedabad, India
Lepcha
West Bengal, India
Rathava
Tejgadh, India
Anishinaabe
Portland, USA
Ngadjon / Mamu
Bowral, New South Wales, Australia
Dimasa
Silchar, India
Munda
Ranchi, India
Oraon
New Delhi, India
Garo
Tura, India
Quechua–Misti
Lima, Peru
Gond
Balrampur / Raipur / India
Tharu
Normandy. France
Korku
Katkumbh, Melghat, Maharashtra, India
Tewa / Santa Clara Pueblo
New Mexico. USA
Halpati
City TBC, India
Bodo
Rangapani, Baksa district, Bodoland. India
Meena
New Delhi, India
Oglala Lakota
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Munda
Mumbai. India
Anishinaabe
Portland, Oregon, USA
Batak
Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia
Spirit Lake Dakota Nation
Tempe, Arizona, USA)
Luritja
Canberra, Australia
Khasi
Shillong. India
Pastos
Ipiales, Nariño, Colombia
Luritja
Ranchi, India
Iñupiaq and Sámi
Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
Banjara
Pali, Rajasthan, India
Khasi
Pali, Rajasthan, India
TBC / Boto
Cities TBC, India
Murut
Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
Bodo
Rangapani, Baksa district, Bodoland, India
TBC
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Dayak
Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia
Rabha
Goalpara, India
TBC
Nubra Valley, Ladakh, India
Pascua Yaqui
Phoenix, USA
Changpa
City TBC, India
Khasi
Shillong, India
Ho / Muriya
Cities TBC, India
Bhil
San Diego, USA
DNT
Goa (institutional base;
current location TBC), India
Garo
Tura, India
Ho
Chaibasa, India
Hawaiian / Samoan
Montréal, Canada
Khasi
Shillong, India
Saddle Lake Cree Nation
Tempe, Arizona, USA
Lepcha
Kalimpong, India
Andean Indigenous (specific community TBC)
Lima, Peru
Munda
Dubai, UAE
Khasi
Shillong, India
Whakatōhea (Māori)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Changpa / Boto (confirm individually)
Cities TBC, India
Māori (iwi TBC)
Auckland, New Zealand
Rathwa / Bunkar weaving community
Tejgadh, India
Oraon
xxxx, India
Designing TribalFutures Together
TribalFutures is a space for discovering how Tribal and Indigenous ways of knowing shape the worlds we imagine and create. Its first edition, TribalFutures1.0 brought together Tribal voices from across India. TribalFutures2.0 widened the conversation to include Indigenous thinkers and practitioners from around the world.
The third edition, taking place throughout November 2026, deepens this exchange through international collaborations and conversations across art, design, architecture, education, literature, film, ecology and technology.
Bringing together thinkers, practitioners and knowledge holders, TribalFutures 3.0 invites audiences to learn directly from Tribal and Indigenous perspectives – and consider their place in shaping our shared futures.
Collaborators
Tribal Design Forum is a tribal-led community connecting professionals, artists, designers, scholars and knowledge holders across disciplines and geographies. Through conversations, creative exchange and collaboration,
it creates space for Tribal and Indigenous people to express their ideas,
celebrate their ways of knowing and imagine their own futures.
Bhasha Research & Publication Centre works towards the recognition and continuity of India’s linguistic and cultural diversity, with particular attention to Adivasi, nomadic and denotified communities. Through research, publications, education and cultural initiatives, it connects languages and creative expression with community dignity, rights and social understanding.
Located in Tejgadh, Gujarat, the Adivasi Academy is a space for learning, research and creative expression rooted in Adivasi life and knowledge. Established by Bhasha Research & Publication Centre, it brings together education, languages, arts, cultural practices and community engagement, nurturing dialogue and possibilities for a dignified future.
Co-led by Dr Sonajharia Minz of the Oraon Tribal Peoples at Jawaharlal Nehru University, alongside Dr Amy Parent at Simon Fraser University, the Chair advances Indigenous rights, knowledge systems and self-determination. Its work strengthens community authority over research and knowledge, bringing Indigenous- led approaches into dialogue with education, technology and international collaboration.
The Indigenous Design Collaborative (IDC) at Arizona State University is an Indigenous-led design and media lab founded by architect Wanda Dalla Costa of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation. Its work connects communities, students and researchers through culturally grounded approaches to housing, planning, placekeeping and design education.
Green Hub engages young people, particularly from Tribal and rural communities, in conservation, cultural documentation and social change through filmmaking and visual storytelling. Beginning in Northeast India and extending to other regions, its fellowships connect practical training with community-based learning. Its work supports young people in documenting their own landscapes, knowledge and lived experiences, bringing local voices into wider conversations on ecology, sustainable livelihoods and community wellbeing.
Based in Meghalaya, Dakti Craft brings traditional craftsmanship into contemporary everyday life through objects made from locally available natural materials. Its work spans black clay pottery, bamboo, cane and textiles, expressing the close relationship between people, place and nature. Its name draws from the Khasi language, evoking the impression and work of the hand.
For collaborations, contact@tribaldesignforum.com
