{"id":10,"date":"2026-06-03T20:06:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=10"},"modified":"2026-06-04T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:34:14","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=10","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:800px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/5.8\/forest.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-60 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-text-color\" style=\"color:#ffe074;font-size:clamp(35.2px, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 3), 64px);\">Laura Harjo Ph.D.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholar of Indigenous futures, spatial storytelling, and community-based research<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<div style=\"height:330px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ffe074;font-size:12px;line-height:1.3\"><em>My research examines Indigenous knowledge systems, narrative, and spatial practice through community-engaged work. As a Mvskoke scholar, my work is grounded in commitments to sovereignty, wellbeing, and collective futures.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I work across Indigenous narrative, community-engaged research, and future-making practices. My work focuses on how knowledge is carried through story, sound, place, and relationships, and how those forms continue to shape Indigenous futures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I direct the Indigenous Futures Research Lab, where collaborative projects take shape across media, cultural knowledge work, and field-based research. Current work includes short film, podcasting, and map-based storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This site shares selected research, teaching, and ongoing collaborations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-rgb4247103-rgb21419442-5\" style=\"margin-top:0;padding-top:48px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:48px;padding-left:48px;min-height:66vh;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-335\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pd.w.org\/2022\/01\/26061d763eca13bb6.11341561.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"\/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c0541c09 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-white-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:clamp(50.171px, 3.136rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 5.191), 100px);font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:1;text-transform:uppercase\">Scholar of Indigenous futures, spatial storytelling, and community-based research<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:72px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-7df6a72d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=24\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.208), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\">research<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=27\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.208), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\">Lab<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--3\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=31\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.208), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\">Teaching<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--4\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-text-color has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/lauraharjo.com\/?page_id=33\" style=\"padding-top:24px;padding-right:48px;padding-bottom:24px;padding-left:48px;font-size:clamp(14px, 0.875rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 0.208), 16px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:0px;text-transform:uppercase\">CV<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I work across Indigenous narrative, community-engaged research, and future-making practices. 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