RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE RTEI SONIA MOLODECKY SHAKYA

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RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE (RTEI) SONIA MOLODECKY SHAKYA SUR

RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE (RTEI) SONIA MOLODECKY SHAKYA SUR

TWO-EYED SEEING

TWO-EYED SEEING

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE & WESTERN SCIENCE • ‘WHY’: Questioning, Predicting, Controlling. • We exist within

INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE & WESTERN SCIENCE • ‘WHY’: Questioning, Predicting, Controlling. • We exist within nature (separation). • We look at nature as objects. • We are all individuals having individual experiences. • ‘HOW TO’: Accepting, Living, Adapting. • We are a part of nature (nonseparation). • We look at nature and see subjects. • Nothing is separate from anything else.

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND WESTERN SCIENCE IS LOOKING TO BE REBALANCED. For

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE AND WESTERN SCIENCE IS LOOKING TO BE REBALANCED. For healthy, quality living, continuing for future generations. Co-creating a better way of doing things.

RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE Three-year initiative focused on co-developing engineering solutions to infrastructure-based challenges

RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE Three-year initiative focused on co-developing engineering solutions to infrastructure-based challenges faced by indigenous communities in Canada. Supported by Dean’s Strategic Fund Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

BACKGROUND Centre for Global Engineering

BACKGROUND Centre for Global Engineering

RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE U of T Engineering: • Civil & Mineral • Mechanical

RECONCILIATION THROUGH ENGINEERING INITIATIVE U of T Engineering: • Civil & Mineral • Mechanical & Industrial • Chemical • Material Science • Electronics & Communications + other departments RTE I Funding: • RTEI has own funding for up to 6 projects • Will continue to seek external funding through U of T, public and private sectors Community priorities (examples): • Water • Housing • Food security • Energy • Transportation • Climate change adaptation

PROJECT OVERVIEW (AN EXAMPLE) • Building relationships • Project definition • Solution testing/implementation •

PROJECT OVERVIEW (AN EXAMPLE) • Building relationships • Project definition • Solution testing/implementation • Identifying priority areas • Addressing issues during implementation • Matching faculty expertise • Recruiting research associate from community • Identifying potential external partners • Training programs and workshops • Strategizing long-term funding options to continue supporting project Phase 3 Phase 1 Phase 2

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Water and Energy Research Lab

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT Water and Energy Research Lab

“We have an opportunity and a responsibility. An opportunity to heal a relationship between

“We have an opportunity and a responsibility. An opportunity to heal a relationship between two very distinct ways of understanding. A responsibility to use distinct knowledges to find the solution to the problems we are creating, not just for ourselves, but for the future. ” - Ojibwe Elder

THANK YOU

THANK YOU