Indigenous Tech Talk

The STEM Indigenization Community of Practice invites you to an engaging discussion to explore some of the fascinating technologies that Indigenous people of the Americas have used prior to colonization and how that same technology could be appropriate for your classroom. The event will be split into two parts and guests can join us at any point through the afternoon. Randy will be joining us from Winnipeg virtually, and in-person group viewing spaces are available in Math, Science, and Engineering. 

All are welcome in person or virtually!

• 1:00pm - 2:20pm — Traditional Indigenous Technology and Using it in Your Classroom
• 2:30pm - 3:50pm — Indigenous Technology Question & Answer period

Randy will be joining us virtually from Winnipeg, so we have created convenient group viewing locations for folks to watch and engage in person. Feel free to choose the location you are closest to! 

• Davis Centre (DC) 1304
• Engineering 7 (E7) 7303/7363
• Science Teaching Complex (STC) 2002

Randy is Red River Métis and is the Director of the Engineering Access Program (ENGAP) at the University of Manitoba.ENGAP is a support program designed to assist Indigenous students seeking an engineering degree. He graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Geological Engineering. For ten years he worked as a geotechnical engineer and a project manager before taking on his current role. Randy’s work with Canadian Indigenous communities and within the engineering field has shown him the obstacles faced by Indigenous students in obtaining a degree. His desire to help change these factors and make it easier for Indigenous students to pursue an engineering degree has been his passion since starting with ENGAP in 1998. He is a Fellow of Engineers Canada, and a member of the Canadian Academy of Engineering. He is also a member of Engineers Geoscientists Manitoba.

• Indigenous Tech Talk Poster (PDF)