Knowledge Makers is a Canadian award winning Indigenous research network. We are dedicated to transforming universities by engaging Indigenous students across disciplines in research and publication. Our alumni are national scholarship winners, research assistants, graduate students, international interns, national grant awardees, and have presented internationally.
Welcome to Knowledge Makers
Dr. Sereana Naepi (Senior Editor) sets the scene for the Knowledge Makers Program.
Watch the video here.
The Knowledge Makers Symbol
The symbol of Knowledge Makers is the traditional Secwépemc Nation craft of the pine needle basket. Knowledge Maker (2016) Levi Glass created this symbol to incorporate two elements: that Knowledge Makers is both about the many generations of Indigenous knowledge that came before us, and that our work together is weaving a future generation of Indigenous researchers.
Learn more about Levi and his work here.
Knowledge Makers Outcomes
Knowledge Makers is a collaborative teaching initiative where Indigenous students learn how to research, and how to publish research, as Indigenous researchers. Based at Thompson Rivers University, we bring together up to 15 Indigenous undergraduate students each year from across the university to learn how to ‘make knowledge’ through a multi-modal approach.
To learn more about the outcomes here.
National Teaching Excellence Award
In 2019 Knowledge Makers was awarded Canada’s only award for excellence in collaborative teaching in post-secondary education: The Alan Blizzard Award.
Learn more about the award here.