Title:
Our Home in the Skies
Agreement Number:
21STEMG13
Agreement Value:
$50,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 24, 2021 - Aug 31, 2023
Description:
The project « Our Home in the Skies » will
develop teaching/learning bundles for the
facilitation for informal and formal
STEM/STEAM space education that encourage
Indigenous youth to consider STEM space
careers, provide cultural teachings with
Elders and their star stories, and teach
Indigenous world views to others. In
Indigenous contexts, the explanations of
natural or scientific phenomena will be
presented in terms to which youth can relate
(Indigenous/cultural terms with an Elder or
Knowledge Keeper), and then explained in
western terms.
Organization:
Canadian Space Agency
Expected Results:
The Space Awareness element of the program provides financial support to initiatives designed to increase awareness of and participation of Canadian youth and educators in the Canadian Space program.
Location:
Calgary, Alberta, CA T2L 2G3
Reference Number:
003-2021-2022-Q2-05383
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
The amount allocated covers more than one
fiscal year.
Recipient's Legal Name:
IndigeSTEAM Society
Program:
Class Grant and Contribution Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology
Program Purpose:
This program supports knowledge development and innovation in the CSA's priority areas while increasing the awareness and participation of Canadians in space-related disciplines and activities.
The Awareness and Learning Component aims to provide learning opportunities to Canadian students in various space-related disciplines; to support the operations of organizations dedicated to space research and education; and to increase awareness of Canadian space science and technology among Canadian students and their participation in related activities.