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Inaugural AIIS Lecture in Indigenous Knowledge

 

Weaving Ways of Knowing Among the Trees

Dr. Jesse Popp
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science, University of Guelph

A member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory with Anishinaabe and mixed European heritage, Dr. Jesse Popp strives to promote inclusive science that embraces multiple ways of knowing while on her journey of learning and sharing. As the PI of the Wildlife, Indigenous Science, Ecology (WISE) Lab, she and her research team work to weave Indigenous and Western knowledge systems to contribute to the advancement of environmental and ecological science. Through Indigenous-led projects that uplift Indigenous values and ways of knowing, Dr. Popp and her team contribute to environmental caretaking and the progression of the natural sciences in the spirit of reconciliation. Learn more at: https://www.wiselab.ca/.