Joseph Nganga Kiuna

Ambitious project at the crossroads of Indigenous and scientific knowledge receives $2.5M from SSHRC

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Our actions are about reconciliation and contribute to the explicit recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems," says Professor Carole Lvesque, Director of DIALOG network, a research and knowledge network facilitating collaboration between universities and Indigenous community partners.

Key Points: 
  • Our actions are about reconciliation and contribute to the explicit recognition of Indigenous knowledge systems," says Professor Carole Lvesque, Director of DIALOG network, a research and knowledge network facilitating collaboration between universities and Indigenous community partners.
  • This ambitious seven-year project (2022-2029) is at the crossroads of Indigenous and scientific knowledge, in line with the principles of community-based participatory research approach with Indigenous communities.
  • "Real collaboration, embodied in all stages of the knowledge process, is at the heart of the project.
  • We are working closely with some twenty Indigenous organizations in Qubec that are also partners in the project," explains Carole Lvesque.