{"id":1764,"date":"2025-05-27T18:01:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/?page_id=1764"},"modified":"2026-11-05T16:36:42","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T16:36:42","slug":"environmental-monitoring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/braidingknowledgescanada.ca\/en\/impact-connectors\/environmental-monitoring\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Monitoring"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1764\" class=\"elementor elementor-1764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31dc490 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31dc490\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fcec9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3fcec9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd73c61 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cd73c61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e189035 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e189035\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc3b00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bc3b00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Community-Informed Approaches to Environmental Monitoring<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc63ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fc63ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall purpose of this project is to engage with communities in the braiding of Indigenous Science and Western Science approaches to i) understand places and spaces; and ii) monitor environmental and ecological changes on seasonal to century timescales can be accomplished.<\/p><p>This work will be primarily conducted early career researchers (undergraduates, interns, graduate students, and PostDocs) supervised by Drs. Myrle Ballard (Earth, Energy and Environment), Allyson Menzies (Biological Science) and Kerry Black (Civil Engineering).<\/p><p>Dr. Ballard\u2019s work will focus through the lens of the original, indigenous names of places and spaces and their connection to water. This work will be conducted along the Lake Winnipeg Watershed, including S\u2019katchewan (Saskatchewan), Obuskudayang (Lake St. Martin First Nation, referring to \u2018Land of the Prairies\u2019) and S\u2019katchewanung (Dauphin River) watersheds in Manitoba and will build out to additional watersheds as appropriate relationships are developed. In addition to viewing the watershed through its original place names, the work will collate western science information (e.g., water quality, river flow, lake levels, open water season, etc.). Dr. Ballard\u2019s work will also consider the history of the watershed and its community, and its water influenced socioeconomic aspects. Dr. Ballard\u2019s work is innovative as she has developed a three-eyed seeing framework which includes the lenses of Indigenous Science, Western Science, and our relations.<\/p><p>Dr. Menzies work will focus on Indigenous and Metis community-based monitoring of culturally significant species (e.g., moose in the prairie landscape, geese in the James Bay region). She will start working with communities which she has an existing relationship (e.g., Misipawistak Cree Nation, Opaskwayak Cree Nation, and Wuskwi Sipihk First Nation) seeks to develop community-based wildlife monitoring programs that prioritize community knowledge and values along with Western Science approaches to provide tangible examples of braiding knowledges in a good way.<\/p><p>Dr. Black will seek to initiate a regional lake health assessment protocol and process that is based on Indigenous Knowledges and Indigenous lake usages, with an end-goal of modernizing the \u2018Atlas of Alberta Lakes\u2019 in digital format so that it is braiding perspectives and knowledge systems, improve lake health and knowledge mobilization, and support management and decision-making processes. This work will begin with the Blackfoot Confederacy and then extend into other communities.<\/p><p>This work is important because it will prioritize and celebrate community knowledge and values while weaving Indigenous ways of knowing in practice with western science in a novel approach to ecological and environmental monitoring. The body of work will foster innovation in environmental monitoring while fostering the exchange of wise practices between Western knowledge and Indigenous Knowledge. In addition to providing scientific insight, this project will uplift and empower Indigenous and Metis communities for active involvement in decisions about lands and waters.<\/p><h3><strong>Project Co-Leads<br \/><\/strong><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr. Myrle Ballard<\/strong><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Associate Professor, Department of Earth, Energy and Environment, University of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calgary<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tier II Canada Research Chair in Weaving Indigenous Science and Sustainability <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Science<\/span><\/p><p><strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Dr. Allyson Menzies<\/strong><br \/>Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bec872 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2bec872\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of Overall Project Objectives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e0e5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62e0e5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary objective of this project is to engage communities in the braiding of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous Science and Western Science to enhance environmental monitoring <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">practices. This initiative seeks to:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><b>Advance Conservation, Restoration, Adaptation, and Well-Being <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Co-develop <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research that integrates Indigenous and Western scientific approaches to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">monitor ecological changes and inform local, regional, provincial, and national <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">strategies for monitoring and evaluation, conservation, restoration, climate <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">adaptation, and the well-being of both communities and ecosystems.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Mobilize Knowledge for Indigenous Self-Determination <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Facilitate knowledge <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sharing that strengthens Indigenous leadership in environmental, economic, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and social decision-making, ensuring that research findings directly support <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">self-determined community priorities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Support Community-Based Environmental Monitoring <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Establish <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collaborative research efforts with Indigenous communities to co-monitor <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ecological and environmental changes, with a focus on culturally significant <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species, watershed health, and community-prioritized environmental concerns.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><b>Enhance Place-Based Knowledge and Watershed Histories <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Document and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analyze Indigenous place names and their historical connections to water <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">systems while integrating Western scientific data on water quality, hydrology, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and climate-related changes.<\/span><\/li><li><b>Build Capacity Through Knowledge Braiding <\/b>\u2013 Support mentorship and \u00a0training of students, emerging scholars, Indigenous guardians, and community \u00a0members through collaboration with Knowledge Keepers, established leaders, \u00a0and researchers to develop skills in braiding in environmental monitoring, and \u00a0governance<\/li><li><b>Build Research Relationships with Communities <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 Strengthen relationships <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">within and across knowledge systems, communities, and generations to uplift <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous ways of knowing, foster reciprocity, and transform research <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">practices to adopt a braiding approach, and to be more inclusive, respectful, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and collaborative.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This project aims to celebrate and uplift Indigenous knowledge while fostering <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reciprocal, equitable, and sustainable environmental monitoring partnerships between <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous communities and researchers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b76f33 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b76f33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary of Overall Project Outcomes<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2031697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2031697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Immediate<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><strong>Aligns Indigenous-led, place-based research with provincial and federal science priorities<\/strong>, including environmental monitoring and evaluation approaches and federal species-at-risk management.<\/li><li><strong>Demonstrates the practical value of braiding Indigenous Science and Western Science<\/strong> by integrating both knowledge systems into environmental monitoring programs and highlighting their complementary contributions and combined benefits.<\/li><li><strong>Advances Indigenous leadership, mentorship, and equitable participation in research<\/strong> by creating opportunities for Indigenous and M\u00e9tis students, emerging scholars, youth, Knowledge Keepers, Elders, and community members, while supporting institutional commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.<\/li><li><strong>Supports Canada&#8217;s reconciliation commitments<\/strong>, including the spirit of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission&#8217;s Calls to Action (particularly Education 11 and 65, and Commemoration 93) and the principles of UNDRIP, especially Articles 18 (participation in decision-making), 23 (determining priorities and strategies), and 31 (maintaining, controlling, and protecting Indigenous knowledge, sciences, and cultural expressions).<\/li><li><strong>Translates the ten calls to action for natural scientists working in Canada into research practice<\/strong> (Wong et al., 2020), including understanding the socio-political context of research, building meaningful and reciprocal community relationships, co-generating and sharing knowledge, seeking guidance from Knowledge Keepers and Elders, creating meaningful opportunities for youth and community participation, recognizing Indigenous place names, and embedding knowledge braiding within natural sciences institutions.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Intermediate\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Builds capacity across diverse learning pathways by training Indigenous <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and Western Science emerging scholars<\/span><\/li><li>Enhances the influence of BKC research in Canadian science culture and \u00a0informs policy and decision-making.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Ultimate<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strengthens Indigenous and local knowledge contributions to public policy <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and decision-making.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promotes reciprocity between Indigenous knowledge and federal science <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">priorities.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advances Canada\u2019s reconciliation commitments through Indigenous-led <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Expands Canada\u2019s knowledge economy by integrating diverse knowledge <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">systems.<\/span><\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contributes to the long-term sustainability of BKC by fostering collaborative <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">research partnerships.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-380be28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"380be28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Project Timeline<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f01ba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-n-accordion\" 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6600\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6600\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Year 1 - Scope &amp; Activities <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6600\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae49a2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6ae49a2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-759621e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"759621e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">n\/a (rolled into Y2)<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6601\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6601\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Year 2 - Scope &amp; Activities <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-6601\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d13b1f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5d13b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b83d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b83d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Establish relationships with Indigenous communities to co-develop research <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">priorities and methodologies around this project<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct initial fieldwork and environmental monitoring in collaboration with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">local communities, focusing on one of culturally significant species, watershed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">places and spaces, and\/or lakes.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Train and mentor undergraduate students, graduate students, and Indigenous <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guardians in community-informed research methods.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compile and analyze preliminary data, integrating Indigenous knowledge with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Western scientific approaches.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Host workshops and knowledge-sharing sessions to refine methodologies and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ensure community engagement in research direction.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-6602\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-6602\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><div class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Year 3 - Scope &amp; 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