Science and Research committee  I'll even highlight that I've actually worked with the member's brother, Syd, with the Canadian Wildlife Service in some pollination work. One thing that I think is really important is that.... Again, we might have perspectives, western ideas of biodiversity based on typical taxonomy or something like genetics and phylogenetics.

Science and Research committee  Thank you for the question. I think that's something worth highlighting. This course has lots of non-indigenous participants from lots of farm families with a long history. Again, with what Jared was identifying, I create that little bit of indigenous cultural competency. However, beyond that, I enhance their ability and empower them to actually start to develop, utilizing their own expertise, their own knowledge of their own family farm systems, of being a resident of Manitoba....

Science and Research committee  Good afternoon, everyone. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for inviting me. Based on my experiences with Indigenous communities, public services and academia, both as professor and student, more and more, facilitating Indigenous knowledge and science within the Canadian science system is what's guiding my career and my life.