Event Details
Join us for a panel discussion on addressing climate change with Indigenous communities.
At this event, we will present the National Indigenous Climate Compass, a tool being developed at the University of Ottawa collaboratively with the Faculty of Engineering’s Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure (CICI), Indigenous Tech.ai, and Indigenous communities.
Panelists
Joseph Wabegijig, Coordinator, Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure, University of Ottawa
Colin Rennie, Professor at the Civil Engineering Department, Acting Director of the Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure, University of Ottawa
Moderator
Darren Sutherland, Indigenous Community Engagement Officer, University of Ottawa
Learn more about our guests
Joseph Wabegijig
Coordinator of the Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure
Joseph is Odawa, Makwa (Bear) Clan from the Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. He brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge in partnering and delivering innovations in Indigenous community infrastructure.
As the Coordinator of the Centre for Indigenous Community Infrastructure, Joseph plays a key role in strengthening and building partnerships in indigenous infrastructure research and innovation and strives towards building the capacity of both academia and community partners for infrastructure sustainability.
Colin Rennie
Professor and Acting Director of the Centre Indigenous Community Infrastructure
Professor Rennie carries out research in the areas of river engineering, environmental hydraulics, sediment transport, turbulence, and aquatic habitat. He is expert in field measurements of river hydro-morphodynamics. For CICI Professor Rennie has been investigating feasibility of hydrokinetic energy for remote and off-grid communities in Ontario and Nunavut.
Darren Sutherland
Indigenous Community Engagement Officer
Darren Sutherland is Cree, a member of Fort Albany First Nation, who has spent the better part of his life living in the Ottawa area. He developed a passion for language and history at a young age that led him to study linguistics at the University of Ottawa. Darren now works at his alma mater as the Indigenous community engagement officer. His position allows him to regularly liaise with the community to help inform the direction of services and supports available to Indigenous learners on campus.