Rotshennón:ni Two-Axe and Kayla Spencer-Young - IndigeSTEM: Warrior Up! Series
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Catalogue Number: PTP015
Producer: Picture This Productions
Producers: Finch, David
Directors: Finch, David
Producing Agencies: Picture This Productions
Subject: Canadian History, Citizenship Education, Documentary, First Nations Studies, History, Indigenous Issues, Indigenous Peoples, Science, Social Sciences
Language: English
Grade Level: 9 - 12, Post Secondary, Adult
Country Of Origin: Canada
Copyright Year: 2024
Running Time: 22:00
Rotshennón:ni Two-Axe, 18, and Kayla Spencer-Young, 20, are two of the handful of Indigenous students studying science at Dawson College in Montreal. Indigenous students are severely underrepresented in STEM programs. Kayla, who comes from a northern Cree community, knows how tough it is for Indigenous students, especially those from remote communities, to imagine themselves in the sciences so she and pal Rotshennón:ni hatched a plan: to start a hands-on science activity club for their Indigenous peers. They bring host Joshua Odjick and other students into the lab to dissect a moose heart and take him and a group to the Planetarium to marvel at the Northern Lights. By combining Two Eyed Seeing and western science perspectives in every outing, the two college students help their peers see that science can be fun and accessible.
Warrior Up! is a 13 part documentary series that follows inspiring Indigenous youth making positive change in their communities!
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