The Chemistry Department invites you to join us for a presentation by Dr. Myrle Ballard, Assistant Professor and Indigenous Scholar from the University of Manitoba.
Navigating Academia: Perceptions from the Lens of an Indigenous Scholar
Monday, November 22, 2021
5:15 p.m.
ELL 230 or Zoom
https://uvic.zoom.us/j/81714268759?pwd=SWdodUZiNWtQNlRkVVFaeHMzUnJoQT09
Meeting ID: 817 1426 8759
Password: 430779
Dr. Ballard is Anishinaabe and is a member of Lake St. Martin First Nation in Manitoba which is signatory to Treaty 2. Anishinaabe mowin is her first language and mother tongue. She did not learn to speak English until she started grade 1 on her reserve at Lake St. Martin. Being a fluent Anishinaabe mowin speaker has shaped her identity of who she is today, and it has paved her path as an Indigenous Scholar. Dr. Ballard has a strong and deep connection to her community of Lake St. Martin First Nation.
Dr. Ballard is an Assistant Professor / Indigenous Scholar in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, at the University of Manitoba. She received her Ph.D. in Natural Resources and Environmental Management where her focus was on Anishinaabe Knowledge Systems regarding gender and language. She received her M.Sc. and B.A. from the University of Manitoba, and B.Sc. from the University of Winnipeg. Her current research focuses on developing frameworks regarding Indigenous and Western Science specifically on three-eyed seeing and three-voices using Anishinaabe mowin. She is actively involved in COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada) where she is a member of three subcommittees: Aboriginal Traditional Knowledge, Birds, and Amphibians and Reptiles. Much of her research has focused on how policy and legislation impacts Traditional lands, livelihoods, and traditional knowledge systems, and has worked extensively with flooding and water management. She is a videographer and has documented changes to First Nations’ traditional livelihoods due to flooding. She is currently involved with Assembly of First Nations’ working groups on Traditional Aquatics Knowledge. She has been invited to participate in expert working groups with different United Nations committees relating to Gender, Climate Change, Traditional Knowledge, Biological Diversity, Ecosystem Services, and Forestry.