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Designed image showing stars representing children who never made it home from residential schools, an eagle representing First Nations, a narwhal representing Inuit, a beaded flower representing Métis peoples, a winding white pathway representing the Road to Reconciliation, and a circle representing being together in a spirit of reconciliation.

Canada’s Federal Interdepartmental Indigenous STEM Cluster – A Force for Cooperation, Empowerment, and Reconciliation

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Introduction Diverse perspectives in science, technology, engineering and math are crucial to supporting innovation and building trust between the research community and the public. This requires us to look outside of our organizations and think about how we can best support the innovation potential of other communities within Canada and ensure our work is reflective of multiple worldviews. Indigenous Peoples, including First Nations, the Métis Nation and Inuit, have been major innovators since

A black and white photograph of approximately 10 airplanes under construction in a large factory. Two workers are visible in the foreground.

The Avro Lancaster: Beyond the Second World War

Valerie Kaiyang Wood

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

The Avro Lancaster was a large British bomber airplane, manufactured by A.V. Roe and Company (Avro), that entered the Second World War in April 1942 and was best known for nighttime bombings of German cities. It was one of the first British bombers to feature four engines, which allowed it to carry a very large bombing load, more than 6,000 kg, as well as enough fuel to fly more than 2,600 km in a single flight. The Lancaster could reach speeds of 438 km per hour and had a high-altitude ceiling

Tomanowos, better known as the Willamette meteorite, American Museum of Natural History, New York City, New York. Anon., “Ça et là, par l’image.” Le Samedi, 22 February 1947, 8.

Earth & Environment

Tomanowos, a visitor from the sky or Moon: A brief look at the largest North American meteorite known today

Rénald Fortier

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

Hello there, my reading friend. Given the name of the breathtaking and world-famous Canada Aviation and Space Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario, it occurred to yours truly that a space rock would make a nice anchor for an issue of our blog / bulletin / thingee. Let us therefore begin this pontification by quoting, in translation, the caption of the photograph found in a February 1947 issue of the illustrated weekly Le Samedi, published in Montréal, Québec.

In a field, a group of people lie on the grass looking up at the sky in front of two tipis.

Digging deeper: Regenerating Indigenous star knowledge

Stick used for cultural purposes painted with brown, white, and black markings.

The Yuin Message Stick: A piece of the Yuin nation’s continuing history

Working on a small boat near the shoreline, Heiltsuk fishers harvest roe-on-kelp from a line in the water.

Bákvḷá: A collaborative exhibition on Heiltsuk place-based foodways

Image of an outrigger boat near the coast in open water in Hawaii with some sand visible on the shore and a small island in the distance.

Under the same sky: Conversations from the Indigenous Star Knowledge Project

A tipi in the distance at sunset.

Star stories: The making of the Indigenous Star Knowledge Project

A group of people stand outdoors, looking up as a small white plane drops candy and gifts while it flies over the crowd.

A living legend: Saying farewell to Johnny May’s sweet tradition

High school students sit on chairs in a circle listening to a presentation.

Indigenous students contribute to exhibition on astronomy

Ingenium - Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

In March, before social distancing measures, a group of Indigenous high school students from northern communities contributed their ideas to an upcoming astronomy exhibition at the Canada Science and Technology Museum.