Indigenous Survival for the Zombie Apocalypse: A Conversation on Resilience and Hope

What would Indigenous knowledge offer in a zombie apocalypse? The question may be playful, but the lessons are serious.

Long before “resilience” became a popular word, Indigenous communities developed ways of caring for one another through disruption, protecting food and medicine, maintaining relationships with the land, and thinking beyond the immediate crisis. These practices are not relics of the past. They offer practical guidance for meeting the challenges of the present and building a more hopeful future.

In this conversation, I explore resilience, survival, storytelling, and the importance of community. These are also themes at the heart of my Circle for the Earth series, which imagines a community forced to carry present-day knowledge back into 1791 and decide what kind of future it will build.

Read the full conversation on my personal blog.