About SUMA

SUMA aim to incorporate Indigenous technologies and learning strategies into mainstream STEAM education, to learn more about the natural and human worlds, and create sustainable solutions for the Earth and all beings. 

With the Seminar Series, our goal is to demonstrate how pigments are a lens through which we can study multiple disciplines. Speakers will provide meaningful and useful information about the multivalent relationships between pigments and STEAM, 

These Seminar Series are a place of holding space to bring the past into the present and future by sharing knowledge that will help us provide a better understanding of the natural world and our place within it. They are intended to bring together diverse points of view and knowledge systems to enable us to provide a more sustainable and equitable way of life.

Pigments hold an ancient and vital place in human history and activities that can be extrapolated from to better steward our land, reconnect people with the land and their histories and heritage, develop new uses for pigments that improve sustainability in multiple fields, and encourage people to explore the natural world.

We talk about pigments in:

• Human cognitive evolution
• Cultural relevance
• Sustainability
• Scope of uses
• Ethics
• Sciences
• Social sciences
• Mineralogy

In this series, through the multi-disciplinary nexus of pigments, we focus on culturally relevant pigment technology practices, incorporating traditional Indigenous technologies (TIK) and Western scientific methods to create learning strategies for mainstream STEAM education.

Who is it for?

These talks are intended to reach a diverse international audience that includes people from all backgrounds and walks of life.

Academic institutions, museums, scientific and art organizations

Calendar

• Oct11, 2023: Launch the SUMA Hub with Seminar Series
• Oct25, 2023

November Theme: Mushrooms

• Nov08, 2023
• Nov22, 2023

December Theme: Sustainability

• Dec06, 2023
• Dec13, 2023