KNOWLEDGE MAKERS

FOUNDED IN 2016

Knowledge Makers Indigenous student research network

Knowledge Makers was born from a desire to support Indigenous undergraduate students in becoming researchers,
Knowledge Makers started with fourteen students and a two-day workshop that explored Indigenous research. We came together with the support of our families, Elders, administrators, faculty, staff, and each other to create something that expresses the importance of being Indigenous researchers, and the breadth and possibilities of Indigenous research methodologies. This communal sharing of knowledge led to the inaugural Knowledge Makers publication.

Knowledge Makers is a collaborative teaching initiative where Indigenous undergraduate students learn the process of research, and how to publish research as Indigenous researchers. Based at Thompson Rivers University, we bring together up to 15 Indigenous undergraduate students each year from across the university to learn how to ‘make knowledge’ through a multi-modal approach.