The MSVU Black and Indigenous Speaker Series highlights the scholarly work of Black and Indigenous scholars from across Turtle Island. The purpose of this series is to initiate important conversation by inviting Black and Indigenous scholars to share their knowledge, worldviews, and their contributions to their respective academic field.
Black and Indigenous Speaker Series
Thank you everyone who joined us on Friday, October 24, 2025 for Dr. Eric Oliver’s talk “Bridging Knowledge Systems: Scientific and Inuit Knowledge of the Ocean and Sea Ice”
Scientific and Indigenous knowledge systems are distinct, yet complementary, ways of knowing. Bridging knowledge systems, or knowledge co-production, is the process of iteratively bringing together multiple ways of knowing and doing to holistically understand, address, and identify transformative solutions to research problems. This talk will explore this process specifically around understanding the marine environment in coastal Nunatsiavut based on research conducted collaboratively with Inuit and communities in Nunatsiavut.
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