Traditional and non-western ways of knowing are often othered in the sciences. Oftentimes, people refer to western medicine as “conventional” and traditional medicine as “alternative.”  For example, Indigenous communities in Canada used controlled burning to...

The number of speakers of Indigenous languages in Canada has fallen steadily over time. However, increased attention to these languages has changed that.   Since 2006, the total number of Indigenous people in Canada who can...

The Ukrainian community is one of the largest European diasporas in Manitoba — arriving in multiple waves of immigration beginning in the late-nineteenth century.   Today, the diaspora maintains its connection with Ukraine. For example, the...

The human immune system exists to protect our bodies from disease, but sometimes a person’s immune response can cause just as much harm as the disease itself.   For example, the body cures infections by producing...