This is a recap on the first Sagonese Dialogue Series: “Indigenous Social Movements, Commodification, and Climate Justice in 21st-century North Sumatra.” Held in hybrid format, online and on campus at the University of Göttingen (Foyer International), 18 October 2025. The session features Tongam Panggabean (PhD Candidate in Sociology of Globalization, Hochschule Fulda, former Director of Bakumsu) and is moderated by Sekar Yunita (PhD Candidate in Forest Economics and Sustaina