TIISC 2026 Day 1 – Sunday, May 24

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Registration & Check-in

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Doors Open

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Opening Address

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | Plenary session

Protect the Tract

2:30 PM - 2:50 PM | Break

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM | Concurrent Sessions A

Indigenous Futures

From Indigenous Brilliance to Indigenous Innovation: Practice as Method in K–12 STEM Systems

Mervi Maarit Salo, University of Saskatchewan and University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway

Knowledge Sovereignty and Research Ethics

Redefining Research: Indigenous Methodologies as Transformative Knowledge Production

Katie L. Kamelamela; Natahnee Winder; Nicholas Reo

Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge

Use of Traditional Knowledge in Teaching Science and Mathematics: A Holistic Approach

Dr. Arzu Sardarli 

3:30 PM - 3:40 PM | Transition time

3:40 PM - 4:45 PM | Conference Keynote: Janna Wale

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM | Day 1 Closing Remarks

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM | Optional Evening Social