USask Indigenous Engineering Initiatives

Wonderful sights and sounds Tuesday at the Welcome Back Powwow and Métis Dance Celebration the Bowl, at the campus. Revitalizing the Circle saw the return of the largest Indigenous cultural event held at the university.

Head out to The Bowl on Sept. 12 for the Welcome Back Powwow and Métis Dance Celebration, from 10 am - 4:30 pm. Everyone is welcome! https://students.usask.ca/events/indigenous-fall-welcome.php?fbclid=IwAR3hJJnIH_ir8C73oX-u1I1zGbzqSp7N9nBtRtuGD42ANnmTmbD-Pys6hdU

Join us September 12, 2023 for the Welcome Back Powwow and Métis Dance Celebration in the Bowl on the USask Saskatoon Campus. Everyone Welcome

https://students.usask.ca/events/indigenous-fall-welcome.php

Thank you to our sponsors OUTSaskatoon and Affinity CU.

John Desjarlais (BE'11 Mechanical) has won the 2023 Executive Excellence Award from AISES, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society. "John Desjarlais has 20-plus years of experience helping Indigenous communities maximize their resources and land in ways that are sustainable, respectful, and helps them thrive."

Desjarlais, a Nehinaw (Cree)-Metis from Kaministikominahikoskak (Cumberland House), is executive director of Indigenous Resource Network, a platform for Indigenous workers, business owners, and leaders who support responsible resource development. He was the first Indigenous president of Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of Saskatchewan (APEGS). is proud to call him an alum. https://aises.org/professional-awards-program

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Morgan Speiser’s work ethic has been instrumental in her academic success, seeing her through highs and lows in the classroom, a part of any engineering degree. Speiser, who is Métis and has ancestry in the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation, received a University of Saskatchewan Indigenous Student Achievement Award for academics during Indigenous Achievement Week this month. “I was extremely honoured that they reached out to me for this,” she said.
She also draws strength from being part of the Métis community. “Definitely since I’ve become an adult, I’ve been able to explore it more on my own. I’ve really come to appreciate that part of myself and I’m proud of it.”

Working hard to achieve success - College of Engineering Speiser wins 2023 USask Indigenous Student Achievement Award

March 6 -10 is Indigenous Achievement Week at . It's a time to celebrate the successes and contributions of Métis, First Nations, and Inuit students, staff, faculty, and alumni. https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2023/gordon-oakes-red-bear-student-centre-empowers-indigenous-students.php?fbclid=IwAR0ZPo4_yOuM1ys6uoYsgKIQLd-TSO5iR00je_8v1zEp7xbe1u0Gfo65npk

Gordon Oakes Red Bear Student Centre empowers Indigenous students During Indigenous Achievement Week, Elder Roland Duquette and Candace Wasacase-Lafferty reflect on supporting and celebrating Métis, First Nations, and Inuit students as they achieve their goals at the University of Saskatchewan.

“We want all of our engineering students to understand the unique relationships that exist in Canada and certainly in Saskatchewan,” says Joel Frey, assistant professor in 's RE-ENGINEERED first-year program and part of the team that added an Indigenous Cultural Contextualization unit to first-year. It’s taught in September by Dean Suzanne Kresta, just as students take their first steps in engineering. Building consultation skills and an appreciation for how others see the world are engineering tools students will need for the next century, she says. To help further cultural understanding, the college now has its own tipi, which was set up for the first time last September. https://engineering.usask.ca/news/2022/honouring-indigenous-context-in-engineering.php

Akindele Odeshi, 's associate dean academic, congratulates our students Deserae Goodhand and Nevan Parsley, who each won a USask Indigenous Achievement Award for academic achievement. Way to go Nevan and Deserae!

Akindele Odeshi, #USaskEngineering's associate dean academic, congratulates our students Deserae Goodhand and Nevan Parsley, who each won a USask Indigenous Achievement Award for academic achievement. Way to go Nevan and Deserae!

It’s Indigenous Achievement Week (IAW) at USask. Events are scheduled throughout the week, including the Indigenous Scientists in Conversation event that happens today at 11:30 am, in person at the Gordon Snelgrove Gallery (Murray Building, just south of the doors to Place Riel off the bowl) or online, via Zoom. Indigenous scientists Quill Violet Christie Peters and Micheala Merasty will share their experience of bridging academic training in the natural sciences with calls to Indigenous environmental stewardship and to sacred rights and responsibilities in a rapidly changing world. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indigenous-scientists-in-conversation-tickets-275918498657

We want to offer our sincere condolences to the community and to the families affected by this news. We also want to acknowledge the strength and the resiliency of the community, and the survivors who were brave enough to share their stories once again so that the children could be found. An online memorial gathering is scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 27 at 3:30 pm. https://news.usask.ca/articles/general/2022/memorial-gathering-for-victims-from-williams-lake-first-nation.php?fbclid=IwAR2uEPkwlnMsqWaPUGUq_mY15r1DBJqrshjoezeFarU6UkMgT8Ptf_hyDC4

Memorial gathering for victims from Williams Lake First Nation Members of the campus community

End the year on a high note by making a gift to AISES.

Your support of AISES will provide the best tools, information, and skills to help Indigenous students and professionals be competitive and successful in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Your year-end donation will help to strengthen the network of support and resources that AISES provides to Indigenous people and communities. You can help clear the path to more programs and broaden our services as AISES continues to grow.

Please join us in contributing to our important work with a donation today!

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