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M.1 P.3 The Canadian Mountain Network

“The Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) was established in 2019 to support the resilience and health of Canada’s mountain peoples and places through research partnerships based on Indigenous and Western ways of knowing that inform decision-making and action” (CMN, n.d.)

I found this website to be incredibly insightful with links to opportunities, research, events, news, knowledge, training, and a blog that uploads news articles, reports, special events, and podcasts. Below you can see the goals of The CNM, linked to the main website.

Canadian Mountain Podcast: Mountain research through Indigenous and Western knowledge systems

I enjoyed this podcast as it discusses the benefits of using both Indigenous and Western approaches to understanding mountains. This podcast hits especially close to home as it relates to the research my partner is currently doing, working closely with elders to embrace and engage with traditional forms of knowledge and learning where we live in Northern B.C.

References

Canadian Mountain Network. (n.d.). CMN Mountain Portal. https://canadianmountainnetwork.ca/

M.1 P.2 “Look to the Mountain”

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity hosted a panel of Indigenous academics to discuss the similarities and differences between Indigenous knowledge and western science. The link to the picture below will take you to the website.

Look to the Mountain is a metaphor. “We need to observe history (the path you come from), understand the present (the top of the mountain), and look at possibilities of the future (the things you can see) with the idea of spirit and resonance, a participation of the world that indigenous people have always had” (Cajete, 2014).

(Indigenous Knowledge and Western Science: Contrasts and Similarities Panel Discussion)

(Leroy Little Bear, former Director of the American Indian Program at Harvard University and professor emeritus of Native Studies at the University of Lethbridge)

(Dr. Gregory Cajete, Director of Native American Studies at the University of New Mexico)

(Rob Cardinal, a research associate at the University of Calgary and Executive Director of The First Light Institute)

References

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity. (2015, April 14). Challenging the chance of the Cheshire cat’s smile. https://www.banffcentre.ca/articles/challenging-chance-cheshire-cats-smile