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LearningWho can attend: Open to Students, faculty, staff and TMU community members.
Indigenous snowshoe innovation has shaped engineering for generations
Join us for a hands-on, collaborative workshop exploring the design and innovation of Ojibwe snowshoes. These traditional designs reflect generations of Indigenous knowledge about winter climates, travel and materials, as well as engineering principles such as weight distribution and flotation across deep snow.
Together, we will explore how snowshoe design reflects relationships among Indigenous communities, engineering and the land. Using the Engineering Design Process, participants will work collaboratively to learn about Ojibwe snowshoe design, build snowshoes and reflect on knowledge shared across generations of living with and caring for the land.