Dawn Pratt
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Perseverance
๐My future Indigenous scientist and astronaut watched the live landing of Perseverance on Mars today ๐ฐ ๐I just love showing and...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Feb 17, 2021
- 1 min
Indigegogy
WHAT IS INDIGEGOGY? Indigegogy is a term coined by Stan Wilson, a Cree Elder and Educator. Indigegogy uses Indigenous knowledge,...
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Dawn Pratt
- Sep 24, 2020
- 1 min
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,...
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Dawn Pratt
- Sep 13, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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Dawn Pratt
- Aug 31, 2020
- 1 min
Ancestral Mathematics
I found this graphic and thought this is a powerful explanation of ๐ mathematics and the strength of our๐งฌ ancestors
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