Workshop: March 28, 2023

Workshop: March 28, 2023

WesternWater Centre, Western University, in collaboration with Western’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives

Title: Perspectives on drinking/ household water in Indigenous communities

Date and Time: March 28, 2023 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM ET 

Location: Faculty of Education, Room #1139, Western University

Workshop Agenda: 

Time Description
11:00 – 11:05 Land Acknowledgement
Dr. Ken Coley, Dean of Engineering
11:05 – 11:10 Welcome Address
Dr. Madhumita B Ray, Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, and Director, WesternWater Centre
11:10 – 11:50 Traditional Teaching on Water
Elders Dan & Mary Lou Smoke
11:50 – 12:00 Western’s Office of Indigenous Initiatives
Dr. Christy R. Bressette (Vice Provost and Associate Vice President, Indigenous Initiatives)
12:00 – 12:20 An Indigenous Perspective on First Nations Drinking Water
Cory Jones (President, Neegan Burnside Ltd., an Indigenous-owned Engineering and Environmental Consulting Company)
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
1:15 – 1:45 Oneida water situation, what has happened, where are we now? Brandon Doxtator (Environmental Consultation Coordinator Oneida Nation of the Thames)
1:50 – 2:40 Round Table Discussion
·      Working together to rebuild trust and relationships
·      Integration of Western and Indigenous knowledges
2:40 – 3:00 ·    Summary of Roundtable discussions
·    Concluding remarks