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2026 LDA Speaker Series: Voices From Across Our Community
Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson
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Voices from Across Our Community
Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 (Rescheduled from 08/05/26)
6:00pm – 7:00pm (Doors open at 5:45)
Get ready for a lively and eye‑opening evening as the Living Desert Alliance welcomes Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson to our rescheduled Speaker Series event. If you’ve ever wondered how people have farmed successfully in the desert for thousands of years, this talk is going to spark your curiosity.
Dr. Johnson is an Assistant Professor in the University of Arizona’s School of Natural Resources and the Environment and a key contributor to the Indigenous Resilience Center. He’s also a traditional practitioner of Hopi dryland farming— a brilliant, millennia‑old system built on observation, ingenuity, and deep respect for the land.
During this engaging session, Dr. Johnson will bring these time‑tested practices to life, showing how principles like reciprocity, stewardship, and long‑term ecological balance can help communities adapt to drought, climate stress, and shifting conditions across the Southwest. It’s a chance to learn how Indigenous food systems offer practical, hopeful guidance for building resilience today.
Blending scientific insight with lived experience, Dr. Johnson delivers a forward‑looking vision of what sustainable agriculture can be in arid environments — and he makes learning about it genuinely fun.
Invite your family and friends and join us for an evening that’s sure to leave you inspired and thinking differently about our desert home.
June 10th Speaker Series Update
A special thanks to everyone who attended our June 10, 2026, inaugural Speaker Series event, Voices from Across Our Community. Your support and enthusiasm made the evening a success. Lots of great conversation, education, and community connection. We also extend a sincere thanks to guest speaker Nick Maya from the Coalition for Sonoran Desert Protection for his engaging and insightful presentation.
Our next event is set for Wednesday, August 5th, featuring Dr. Michael Kotutwa Johnson of the University of Arizona’s Indigenous Resilience Center. He’ll dive into traditional Navajo agricultural practices and show how these time‑tested methods can inform and strengthen modern farming. It promises to be a powerful, eye‑opening session. Stay tuned for more details.
