ONLINE: Homecoming: Barriers to Bridges - Preparing the next generation of Indigenous STEM Professionals

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
2 PM to 3 PM EDT

Indigenous Peoples are the fastest growing population in Canada. In the next two decades, the Indigenous population is projected to exceed 2.5 million people, increasing from 4.9% in 2016 to 6.8% in 2036. Indigenous people in Canada are proportionately less likely to be university graduates, the gap is even wider with those who earned a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). Indigenous people currently make up 4% of adults in Canada but less than 2% of the people working in (STEM) occupations.

Join us for a discussion on how a blended traditional Western education and land-based STEM program will help build the next generation of Indigenous STEM professionals.

Moderator:
Dr. Carmen Sicilia, MA'06, PhD'10, Associate Professor & Director of Indigenous Relations & Initiatives at the School of Continuing Studies

Panelists:
Wally Wapachee, Niskamoon Cordinator, Ouje-Bougoumou Eenuch Association
Alex Allard-Gray, BSc'18, Outreach Administrator at McGill Indigenous Health Professions Program
Shyann White, Certificate in Public Administration and Governance'21, Executive Assistant (Management) at Kahnawą:ke Shakotiia'tekehnhas Community Services


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ONLINE: Homecoming: Barriers to Bridges - Preparing the next generation of Indigenous STEM Professionals

Wednesday, September 29, 2021
2 PM to 3 PM EDT

Admission

FREE

Location

Online, Montreal, Quebec
CANADA
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RSVP

Register from Sep. 15 to Sep. 29, 2021

Contact

Lisa Tang
Email: lisa.tang@mcgill.ca
 
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