The Heartwork Collective (formerly the Indigenous Research Methods and Learners Network) is a network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous early career and community-based researchers who use Indigenous research methods. We seek to advance these approaches into environmental and natural science spaces by honouring research that comes from the heart.
What is heartwork?
We recognize heartwork as an Indigenous-centered term that describes work that is deeply connected to personal values, community well-being, and social-ecological transformation.
We recognize heartwork as an Indigenous-centered term that describes work that is deeply connected to personal values, community well-being, and social-ecological transformation.
The Heartwork Collectives goals are to:
Each year a new cohort of academics and community members is added to the Collective. Based on the cohorts’ strengths, experiences, and capacities, each group is responsible for visioning objectives that will contribute to the Collectives broader goals.
- To further the use of Indigenous research methods in environmental and natural science spaces (while recognizing the value of interdisciplinary work) by building awareness, capacity, and understanding.
- To empower Indigenous and non-Indigenous practitioners' using Indigenous research methods (specifically early career researchers and community-based learners), through the creation of supportive spaces.
- To support and create learning opportunities between Indigenous communities and academia through connections with collaborators and Heartwork Collective members.
Each year a new cohort of academics and community members is added to the Collective. Based on the cohorts’ strengths, experiences, and capacities, each group is responsible for visioning objectives that will contribute to the Collectives broader goals.
Below is a list of the Institutions we have partnered with so far. We look forward to building more relationships.
Whitefish River First Nation
Athabasca University
Native Village of Wales
St'at'imc Government Services
World Youth Clubs
University of Alberta
University of Ottawa
Michigan Technological University
Cornell University
University of Idaho
Archipel Research & Consulting
Yukon University
McGill University
Nuxalk Nation
Claiborne Avenue Alliance Design Studio
Yukon First Nation Salmon Stewardship Alliance
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
McMaster University
Pauquachin Nation
Whitefish River First Nation
Athabasca University
Native Village of Wales
St'at'imc Government Services
World Youth Clubs
University of Alberta
University of Ottawa
Michigan Technological University
Cornell University
University of Idaho
Archipel Research & Consulting
Yukon University
McGill University
Nuxalk Nation
Claiborne Avenue Alliance Design Studio
Yukon First Nation Salmon Stewardship Alliance
University of British Columbia
University of Victoria
McMaster University
Pauquachin Nation
The Heartwork Collective is proudly supported by Braiding Knowledges Canada
Land Acknowledgement
With deep respect we acknowledge the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory our offices are located, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose enduring relationships with these lands continue to this day. We are also grateful to have the opportunity to work with numerous and diverse Indigenous people, communities, and landscapes. We acknowledge and respect the diversities in ways of being and ways of knowing represented through these relationships. We appreciate and uphold the work all are doing to sustain and strengthen traditional knowledge systems.
With deep respect we acknowledge the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Songhees and Xʷsepsəm/Esquimalt) Peoples on whose territory our offices are located, and the Lək̓ʷəŋən and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples whose enduring relationships with these lands continue to this day. We are also grateful to have the opportunity to work with numerous and diverse Indigenous people, communities, and landscapes. We acknowledge and respect the diversities in ways of being and ways of knowing represented through these relationships. We appreciate and uphold the work all are doing to sustain and strengthen traditional knowledge systems.
