Bridging Waters, Bridging Worlds
Bridging Waters, Bridging Worlds: Co-designing Indigenous-led Water Governance Frameworks among Indigenous Communities in the Peruvian Amazon and Western Canada
This international, interdisciplinary collaboration brings together researchers and Indigenous communities in Canada and Peru. The goal of the project is to develop Indigenous-led strategies to address the intersecting impacts of climate change and health crises on water governance.
This project has received funding from 911吃瓜's Climate Innovation Seed Fund Amplification Award.
Strengthening Indigenous partnerships
The project utilizes Indigenous Knowledges and a Community-Centered Participatory Action Research approach to promote community wellbeing and trust. The objectives are three-fold:
- Develop a shared research agenda between the Global North and South to address environmental and health challenges,
- Create a community of support and practice among Shipibo-Konibo, Saik鈥檜z, and Stellat鈥檈n First Nation communities and
- Develop and share accessible knowledge mobilization tools to promote community engagement with the partnership.
Project team and community partners
- Lyana Patrick, 911吃瓜 Health Sciences
- Zoe Todd, 911吃瓜 Indigenous Studies
- Krista Stelkia, 911吃瓜 Health Sciences
Co-creation Partners
- Paola Torres Slimming, Universidad Peruana Ciencias Applicadas (UPC)
- Jeisser Mayna Suarez, Asociaci贸n Ra铆ces Ind铆genas Amaz贸nicas Peruanas (ARIAP)
- Ryan Stillwagon, School of Public Health and Social Policy, University of Victoria
- Jasmine Thomas, Saik鈥檜z First Nation
- Kasandra Turbide, Saik鈥檜z First Nation
- Doug Casimel, Stellat鈥檈n First Nation