FISH 506Y

Community Driven Science: Developing Tools For Partnered Research With A Focus On Indigenous Communities and Aquatic Science

Credit Value
3 credits

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Schedule
Term 2 – January-April 2026

Description
This course is ideal for graduate students and researchers who are interested in working collaboratively with Indigenous communities.

This course will provide students and those new to community-driven research–especially in partnership with Indigenous communities–with the knowledge, skills and ethical foundations needed to engage in anti-colonial research. With an emphasis on fisheries and aquatic research, this course challenges traditional academic approaches where students will explore how to collaborate with Indigenous communities to co-create knowledge and engage in research supporting Indigenous sovereignty, knowledge systems and priorities.

Topics include:

  • Positionality, reflexivity, and relational accountability
  • Indigenous fisheries knowledge and Two-Eyed Seeing
  • Co-creation of knowledge and ethical partnerships
  • Guest speakers and field-based learning

Course Instructor
This course is led by Dr. Sara Cannon and is anchored in the Centre for Indigenous Fisheries