Co-Creating Aquatic Science
Co-created with members and groups from UBC and the Haida Nation, this course provides – through practice – the fundamentals of co-creating aquatic science with Indigenous partners.
Course Description
Virtual (with an in-person gathering alternating across years between Haida Gwaii and the Nass River Valley, at no cost to the student). Offered January 8 – April 12, 2024, every Wednesday from 9:30am to 12:30pm Pacific. Instructed by Dr. Andrea Reid and Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson.
This virtual course, co-created with community members from UBC and the Haida Nation, aims to train and empower the next generation of researchers seeking to co-create science for the betterment of aquatic systems. Offered in January 2024, Co-Creating Aquatic Science (FISH506I) is an interdisciplinary, multi-generational, and profoundly relational course.
We have purposely designed Co-Creating Aquatic Science, which is co-hosted by UBC and the Haida Gwaii Institute, to be a virtual space bringing together learners from diverse backgrounds. While this is a graduate-level course, we encourage applications from prospective students and learners of all levels.* Half the seats are reserved for Indigenous learners, and we will prioritize applications from Indigenous individuals who are currently living in coastal British Columbia.
The course is taught by Dr. Andrea Reid (Nisga’a Nation) and Kii’iljuus Barbara Wilson (Haida Nation), and features guests and knowledge-holders (leaders, scientists, and community members).
Applications for the 2024 course are now closed. Please sign up for the CIF newsletter to receive information about future offerings.
*Undergraduate and non-degree seeking students whose applications are accepted are able to register through an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (EOAS) directed studies course.
“This is an old course, with new guidelines. It has an ancestor sitting on the land where we are all sitting.”
– Kii'iljuus Barbara Wilson, speaking on ‘Co-creating Aquatic Science’
Interested In Applying?
Applications for 2024 are now closed.
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Still Have Questions?
Please direct them to cif[at]oceans.ubc.ca.
Photo Credits & Gratitude: We hold our hands up in thanks to Nasya Moore, Tolu Amuwo, Lydia Johnson, and Michelle Buchholtz.