In the latest episode of 6.5 Minutes With…C21<\/em>, Mark Freeland<\/a>, Director of the Electa Quinney Institute<\/a> and Associate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, discusses the cyclical nature of time in indigenous worldviews, particularly among the Anishinaabe. He contrasts this with the linear time concept in Western cultures, emphasizing the importance of place and relationships in indigenous understanding. Freeland highlights the challenges of translating indigenous concepts into Western languages and the need for dialogical knowledge production. He also addresses the intergenerational process of decolonization, stressing the importance of creating spaces for indigenous culture and language in universities and society.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n