TIISC 2026 Day 2 – Monday, May 25

Day 2 events at Pearl Sullivan Engineering (PSE), formerly E7

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8:30 AM - 9:00 AM | Late Registration & Check-in

PSE Lobby

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | Vendor Market

PSE, Floor 2 Event Space

9:00 AM - 10:10 AM | Poster Session

PSE, Floor 2 Event Space

10:10 AM - 10:30 AM | Coffee break

PSE, Floor 2 Event Space

10:30 AM - 11:10 AM | Concurrent Sessions B

Climate, Land, and Water + Knowledge Sovereignty and Research Ethics

PSE, Room 2409

Transforming education of present and future chemicals risk professionals

Dayna Rachkowski, Dr. Maria Jose Athie Martinez, Noah Depner, Dr. Niiyokamigaabaw Deondre Smiles

Transforming chemical risk with Indigenous knowledge

Linda Toulouse, Caroline Recollect, Mary Wemigwans, Susan Chiblow 

Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge

PSE, IDEAS Clinic 1427

Night skies, living stories: Indigenous language, art, and astronomy in planetarium shows

Tom Deer, David Moses, Rick Monture, Sarah Symons, Robert Cockcroft

11:10 AM - 11:20 AM | Transition Time

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions C

Climate, Land, and Water

PSE, IDEAS Clinic 1427

Pathways to Nature-Based Climate Solutions: Translational Ecology for Indigenous-Led Ecosystem Carbon Measurement

Brennan Vogel, Kendell Wegg, Cathal Doherty

Indigenous Innovations and (STEM) Relations with/as Place

Meredith Lemon, Jennifer Thom, Ed Doolittle, Florence Glanfield, Stephanie LaFrance, Cynthia Nicol

Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge

PSE, Room 2317/2357

From Exclusion to Belonging: Transforming STEM for Indigenous Learners

Genievieve C. Borg

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch break featuring Meal in a Jar

PSE, Floor 2 Event Space

1:30 PM - 2:10 PM | Concurrent Sessions D

Knowledge Sovereignty and Research Ethics

PSE, Room 1427

Advancing Ethical Research through Mi’kmaw Values: Knowledge Sovereignty and Electro-Immobilization in Fish Tagging

Walter Brooks, Skyler Jeddore, Alanna Syliboy

The Bridging Indigenous and Science-based Knowledge (BIAS-K) Web Portal

Steven Alexander, Bernard Picard-Friesen 

Revitalizing Traditional Knowledge

PSE, Room 2409

Deadly Dads’ Support Society: Supporting Nêhiyaw men through a strength-based, community-led initiative

Patrick Lightning Jr., Juliette R. Bedard, Richard T. Oster, Rhonda C. Bell

Hishuk-ish Tsawalk (everything is one, everything is connected): Supporting Nêhiyaw Women through a Culturally Responsive, Elder and Community-led program

Luwana Listener, Juliette R. Bedard, Richard T. Oster, Rhonda C. Bell 

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM | Transition Time

2:20 PM - 3:00 PM | Concurrent Sessions E

Knowledge Sovereignty and Research Ethics

PSE, Room 1427

The Honourable Harvest of Knowledge

Claire Kemp, Nadine Perron, Samantha Noganosh, Allyson Menzies, Jesse Popp

Challenging Chemistry Student Values: Piloting an Assignment on Contaminants, Policy, and Ktunaxa Ways of Knowing

Noah Depner 

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Coffee Break

PSE, Floor 2 Event Space

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Plenary Sessions (Concurrent)

PSE, Room 2409

The Coloniality of Science: Epistemic Violence and the Making of the Modern World-System

Dr. Rowland Keshena Robinson, Assistant Professor, Political Science, University of Waterloo

PSE, Room 1427

Innovation in Peer Review of Indigenous Science proposals: Modeling Indigenous-led decolonization of research assessment at the federal funding agencies

Dr. Karine Duhamel, Director, Indigenous Strategy, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); Dr. Mark F. Green, Professor, Civil Engineering, Queen's University and NSERC Scholar in Residence; Jenna Ives, Research Engagement Manager, Executive Office, University of Regina; Travis Jones, Senior Program Analyst, NSERC (panel moderator)

PSE, Room 2324/2328

School of Optometry & Vision Science: Pan-Canadian Indigenous Strategy

Dr. Andre Stanberry, Associate Clinical Professor, University of Waterloo; Dr. Sarah MacIver Associate Clinical Professor; Teaching Fellow; Director, Continuing Professional Development; Clinic Head, Ocular Disease and Imaging Service; Residency Coordinator, Ocular Disease, University of Waterloo; Dr. Deborah Jones, Clinical Professor, Lead Clinical Scientist, Centre for Ocular Research & Education, University of Waterloo; Dr. Dana Blakolmer, Optometrist, Founder, Indigenous Optometrists of Canada; Peter Meier, Senior Development Officer, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo

4:45 PM - 7:30 PM | Dinner Break

7:30 PM - 9:30 PM | Optional Evening Social

Delta Hotel Ballroom

Round Dance Social featuring Spirit Nation drummers

Delta Hotel Waterloo

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