So: how long is “time immemorial”? Well, as of today, March 14, 2026, it’s exactly 836 years, 6 months, and 11 days. You know – not including the various calendar shenanigans of 1582 .
Recently, while reading a draft of a story by another writer for High Country News, I tripped over a familiar phrase: time immemorial. If you read (or write) Indigenous affairs journalism, it comes up ...