This work is an incomplete investigation into how climate change reshapes the role of designers in the built environment. It challenges dominant narratives of apocalypse and techno-utopia, offering instead a perspective centered on Indigenous scholarship and traditional knowledges. By exploring how colonial and capitalistic mechanisms have intensified over 500 years, the research highlights climate change as a continuation of systemic exploitation rather than a new phenomenon. Drawing on Potawatomi scholar Kyle Powys Whyte, it recognizes the dystopian present as one Indigenous peoples have long survived through and emphasizes empowerment within uncertainty. Climate change disrupts past patterns, rendering historical data insufficient for predicting the future. The study critiques how we conceptualize time, urging designers to reframe their approach and embrace unknowability. By foregrounding Indigenous voices, it envisions a future built on relational and embodied knowledge, offering pathways for resilience beyond colonial paradigms of control.