The Wawatay Program will provide support for Indigenous students to take a science curriculum identical to non-Indigenous students while incorporating their traditions, knowledge, and values. “Indigenous students will be working with me directly as well as other scholars to build their portfolio. Research by the students can be turned into an undergraduate thesis or a graduate dissertation,” said Dennis Ballard, Wawatay Program Lead on Tuesday. “Students will be doing active research and collaboration with their communities. Any problems they have with their academia or personal life, they will be working with me to overcome it.” Introduced through the Faculty of Science, the program connects Indigenous students to the industry and other possible avenues of employment beyond their education.
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