Dalhousie University-based SuperNOVA, along with Acadia First Nation and Ulnooweg Education Centre have announced their first STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) program for Indigenous youth.
The August program will see 20 high schoolers from Acadia First Nation attend Melkiknuawti, a land-based education program that aligns STEM concepts with local Indigenous knowledge and culture.
For instance, the curriculum—which will be delivered at Windhorse, a 200-acre preserve of forest—will include learning about fish life cycles and constructing a sweat lodge to learn about