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Indigenous Ingenuity
๐ฅผ๐ฅโ๏ธ๐This newly released book: Indigenous ๐ฑIngenuity Deidre Havrelock (1 of the authors) interviewed me for this piece: Physics of...
Dawn Pratt
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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BRIDGING CULTURES
Indigenous and Scientific Ways of Knowing Nature written by Dr. Glen Aikenhead and Dr. Herman Michell: Clarification of Coming to Know...
Dawn Pratt
Jun 12, 20231 min read
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National Indigenous Day 2021
๐"Today.. the arc of the sun will be as high as it will ever be during the entire year, because it marks a time known as the summer...
Dawn Pratt
Jun 23, 20211 min read
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Arctic People have been communicating with cetaceans for centuries
๐ณToday, as archaeologists like Hill and Matthew Betts shift their interpretation of the past to better reflect Indigenous worldviews,...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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David Suzuki: Indigenous Knowledge Is Often More Profound Than Science
Science is a specific way of knowing that must be situated within a broader context to be significant and relevant ๐In many ways,...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 23, 20211 min read
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Teachable Moments
Teachable Moments ๐โโผ ๐ดMy oldest daughter, Charley, read this book at school called Stolen Words. ๐ด I can speak very little of our...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Animals Inside Out
๐ฆ๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐คข๐ฏ ๐ฉโ๐ฌWe visited Telus Spark in Calgary, AB. this past weekend. ๐ง I really wanted to see the Animal Inside Out exhibit...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Perseverance
๐My future Indigenous scientist and astronaut watched the live landing of Perseverance on Mars today ๐ฐ ๐I just love showing and...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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What does a scientist look like?
โWhen asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women. Thatโs the main conclusion of a...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 18, 20211 min read
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Indigegogy
WHAT IS INDIGEGOGY? Indigegogy is a term coined by Stan Wilson, a Cree Elder and Educator. Indigegogy uses Indigenous knowledge,...
Dawn Pratt
Feb 17, 20211 min read
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Aerodynamic Tipi
Who said ๐งฌscience isn't fun or๐ฅผ cool!?!?! I'll show you how our Indigenous ancestors created the aerodynamic design of the tipi,...
Dawn Pratt
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Space Exploration
๐ซTook my๐ฉโ๐๐ฉโ๐ astronauts on a trip through ๐ the solar๐ชโ๏ธ system yesterday ๐ฐ๐๐ธ then we turned our eyes to the night ๐ sky and...
Dawn Pratt
Sep 13, 20201 min read
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Dress like a Scientist day
๐ฌOn "Dress like a Scientist" ๐ญ๐๐๐ฉโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ for Women in Science day at school, I dusted off my laboratory coats for my girls โคโค A...
Dawn Pratt
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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Ancestral Mathematics
I found this graphic and thought this is a powerful explanation of ๐ mathematics and the strength of our๐งฌ ancestors
Dawn Pratt
Aug 31, 20201 min read
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