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Our History

The History of Braiding Knowledges Canada

Braiding Knowledges Canada is continuing the groundbreaking work of the Canadian Mountain Network (CMN).
Launched in 2019 with the generous support of the Government of Canada’s Networks of Centres of Excellence (NCE) Program, the Canadian Mountain Network (CMN) was the first national research network of its kind to directly fund Indigenous organizations to lead projects, and to acknowledge that Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Holders hold the role of Principal Investigator.

CMN’s Mission

Support the resilience and health of Canada’s mountain peoples and places through research partnerships based on Indigenous and Western ways of knowing that inform decision-making and action.
Watch this video on The Legacy of the Canadian Mountain Network 2019-2024
CMN funded 35 initiatives across Canada, including seven innovative Knowledge Hubs, 17 place-based research projects and 11 Strategic Initiatives.
CMN Research
As the NCE program concluded in March 2024, CMN successfully secured another 5 years of funding from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund (SSF) to transition to Braiding Knowledges Canada (BKC).

BKC now expands beyond Canadian mountain regions as a natural evolution building upon the successes of CMN. While honouring and continuing to support CMN’s original focus on place-based and Indigenous-knowledge research, BKC will follow the waters from the mountains to the coasts, towards the opportunity to share and learn with a larger and more diverse group of researchers, trainees, and knowledge users in Canada.

Read BKC’s funding announcement

Braiding Knowledges Canada

Address: CCIS 3-170, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB., T6G 2E9

Mailing Address: CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9

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BKC is supported by a five-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund Program (2024-2029).

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Our Commitment to Reconciliation

BKC’s goals, objectives, scope, structure and core activities are outlined in the Strategic Plan, and will guide our operations, performance management, and reporting for the next five years. .
Read our Strategic Plan
Braiding Knowledges Canada, CW-405 Biological Sciences Building, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada T6G 2E9
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BKC is supported by a five-year grant from the Government of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund Program (2024-2029).

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