Science and Research committee  I'll give an example of the work that we did regarding clam gardens on the west coast. This is a really good example of the bridging, braiding and weaving. The bridging happened when we asked the people of the Wei Wai Kum Nation about their knowledge of the ancient clam gardens that have been in existence for thousands of years.

Science and Research committee  One of the ways to resolve conflict is to create an understanding of both indigenous and western science to understand where indigenous science is and the knowledge behind it. Western science is a domineering science. The previous speakers talked to the colonization. I'm talking to the indigenous knowledge and indigenous science that we had that was also colonized.

Science and Research committee  Okay, I'll make it fast. We just completed a workshop a couple of weeks ago regarding weather predictions. We held a scoping workshop within the department. We gathered indigenous knowledge-holders regarding their knowledge and what they can share with us regarding weather. This was a very good workshop.

Science and Research committee  Indigenous knowledge is very different from consultation. Consultation is, for example, when we're talking to you regarding a specific issue. That would be consultation. However, we go to the indigenous knowledge holders for them to share what they know about the environment, what they know about climate change and what they know about changes within species in real time.

Science and Research committee  Thank you. In January 2022, Environment and Climate Change Canada created a new indigenous science division to best integrate indigenous science or traditional knowledge with western science, better known as two-eyed seeing, into government policy development. ISD, the indigenous science division, was structured to be most effective in combining synergies between indigenous and western science.