Science and Research committee  Yes, it's important. No one group is homogeneous. There was a comment made in the first part of the meeting today about not generalizing. It's important to consult each of the groups and communities, as well as various scientists. You have to drink from a variety of sources. Some research groups have messages to pass on.

Science and Research committee  It's very important. Earlier, in response to a similar question, Ms. Salomon raised some important points. First of all, we must avoid always thinking that indigenous knowledge must be validated by science. Otherwise, you would have to accept that indigenous knowledge validates the science, and that constant reciprocal validation would become ridiculous.

Science and Research committee  I don't think there's a hierarchy. The first thing to do is to listen to one another and, if there is a difference, to ask why. We also have to ask ourselves how the measures were established on each side or how the information was generated. Let me give you a concrete example.

Science and Research committee  Thank you. Indeed, the university offers this opportunity to bring indigenous and non‑indigenous people together in the same class or in the same research projects, and to do this braiding of knowledge that we've been talking about for a while. That's what we do at the École d'études autochtones, a unique multidisciplinary school in Quebec.

Science and Research committee  Thank you, meegwetch. Good morning, kwe. My name is Hugo Asselin, and I'm a full professor and director of the l'École d'études autochtones at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue. I have been working in collaboration with indigenous communities and organizations for nearly 20 years on a variety of topics and on a multidisciplinary and intercultural approach.