U of A promotes understanding between western, Indigenous science

March 8, 2016. The Faculties of Science and Native Studies at the University of Alberta are partnering to present Sharing Knowledge: Western and Indigenous Science, a two-day event to showcase, explore, reinforce, and expand intersections between western and Indigenous knowledge and science. “We need to find ways in which we can bring more Indigenous perspectives in to teaching and learning within our faculty,” said Glen Loppnow, associate dean of learning and innovation in the faculty of science and the driving force behind the Sharing Knowledge initiative. The catalyst for Loppnow was the focus on post-secondary education in the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The objective of the two-day symposium is to incorporate Indigenous knowledge in the science curriculum so as to broaden the perspective of students to allow them to see the world through many different lenses. A ceremony and feast Tuesday precede the evening lecture.