Indigenous Peoples and Technoscience

The Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) was founded in 1981 as a not-for-profit association aimed at encouraging women into Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). SCWIST aims to support and promote the education of girls and women through programs and activities in partnership with the community.SCWIST has a spectacular record of boosting the numbers, retention and status of women in the workplace by facilitating networking, mentoring and advocating woman-friendly policies. We also highlight opportunities, achievements and positive messages for and about women in the field through raising public awareness and guiding policy implementation.Our VALUESEmpower, Include, Inspire, Connect, SustainOur VISIONTo create an environment where women and girls in Canada can pursue their interest, education, and careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) without barriers.Our MISSIONWe aim at realizing our values through:Providing activities, mentorship, and leadership that support women and girls in accomplishing their dreamsRemoving barriers and raising public awareness by promoting and advocating for inclusive policies and equitable practices in education, the workplace, and in governmentInspiring innovation and encouraging excellence through positive role models and outreach programsFostering connections through professional networks and programs we develop in partnership with the communityBoosting the numbers, retention, and status of women in the workplace by facilitating networking, mentoring, and advocating woman-friendly policiesMembers include university undergraduate and graduate students, post-docs, technicians, technologists, research scientists, professors, engineers, consultants, unemployed and retired women scientists.

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Join Dr. Kim TallBear to learn about the connections between science and technology, the broader dynamics of colonialism, and more.

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Join Dr. Kim TallBear from the University of Alberta to learn about the intricate connections between science and technology fields, broader dynamics of colonialism, and increasing demands for Indigenous governance of science and technology.

<h2><a href="https://ca.linkedin.com/in/kim-tallbear-15648b228" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Kimberly TallBear, PhD, MCP, BA </a></h2>Dr. Kim TallBear, author of <a href="https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/native-american-dna" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Native American DNA: Tribal Belonging and the False Promise of Genetic Science</a> (2013), is a Professor in the Faculty of Native Studies, University of Alberta. She is also the Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Peoples, Technoscience, and Society. In addition to studying genome science disruptions to Indigenous self-definitions and the ongoing and historical colonial ethics of genomic and other physical sciences, Dr. TallBear studies colonial disruptions to Indigenous sexual relations. She also studies and promotes Indigenous scientific and cultural challenges to settler-colonial study and objectification of Indigenous populations.She is a regular panelist on the weekly podcast, Media Indigena. You can follow her research group at <a href="https://indigenoussts.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://indigenoussts.com/</a>, on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/KimTallBear" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@KimTallBear</a>, and her monthly posts on the Substack newsletter, Unsettle: Indigenous affairs, cultural politics &amp; (de)colonization.

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