Tag Archives: Indigenous science

Module 3 (Post 3) – Meshing Laboratory Science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge

The following article by Natalie Rademacher discusses post secondary educators who are combining their laboratory science courses with Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Some of the educators who are named include Gregory Cajete, who we know from our course readings, and Samantha Chisholm Hatfield, who teaches at Oregon State University.

Read the article here.

From the article:

“By meshing laboratory science with Traditional Ecological Knowledge, college professors aim to cultivate better environmental decision makers — and decisions.”

Module 3 (Post 2) – What if Indigenous Science Were Part of the Science Curriculum?

The document linked in this blog was a very interesting read. Dr. Darren Ranco, an anthropologist and member of the Penobscot Nation, worked with a team to develop the Wabanaki Youth in Science (WaYS) program. When it was first developed in 2013, WaYS was offered to teens so they could learn about STEM and environmental stewardship. The part of the document that really piqued my interest described the expansion of the program into Maine University. There are now four courses being offered that weave together western science and Indigenous science.

https://futurumcareers.com/Dr_Darren_Ranco-WHAT-IF-INDIGENOUS-SCIENCE-WERE-PART-OF-THE-SCIENCE-CURRICULUM.pdf

Module 2 (Post 4) – Dr. Ballard Discusses Three-eyed Seeing

I came across the video in this post while further researching my previous post. It is a talk by Dr. Myrle Ballard about the concept of Three-eyed Seeing, a framework that she developed for integration of Indigenous science, Western science, and our relations.

Module 2 (Post 3) – Indigenous Science Division of Environment and Climate Change Canada

While searching for resources about Indigenous science, I discovered that earlier this year Environment and Climate Change Canada started an official Indigenous Science Division (ISD). Dr. Myrle Ballard, an Anishinaabe scholar at the University of Manitoba, is leading the division using the framework of Three-eyed Seeing. I am excited to see a federal ministry taking steps towards reconciliation and hopefully decolonizing the science that informs government environmental decisions.

The ISD has a beautiful logo that represents Bridging, Braiding, and Weaving. I was unable to find the information on whether or not I could post it without copyright infringement. I did find a neat option to download a QR code that should take you directly to the image, though!