Hi.
I’m Pasang.

Sherpa scholar from the Mount Everest region

I am an Assistant Professor of Lifeways in Indigenous Asia at the University of British Columbia. I have been studying human dimensions of climate change and Indigeneity in the high Himalayas for the past two decades.

I believe that our sustainability as a Sherpa people in the wake of climate change depends on keeping our songs and stories about people, places and things alive for the next generation.

My research projects apply multidisciplinary approaches to exploring the possibilities of collective survival on warming planet. My research, writing and pedagogy are guided by the question: How do we live in the midst of dying?

I consider plural epistemologies as a necessity—not a choice—in addressing contemporary human problems. 

My current collaborative projects include: Knowledge Justice Collective, Biodegradable Blessings and Ecologies of Care.

A complete list of my publications can be found here.

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