Etuaptmumk, a Two-Eyed Seeing approach to Live-Projects – Prototyping Deployable, Culturally Identifiable Spaces for Indigenous Youth Athletes

The NAIG 2023 is trialling Brave Spaces for young athletes — outdoor rooms providing for
moments of pause or rest during the event programming. The idea for this particular program
came from NAIG and relates to the observed experiences of youth athletes during previous
games. Reflection on this trial will be useful for the NAIG 2023 to review and share with future
hosts of the NAIG. This trial is also an opportunity to improve upon an architectural pedagogical practice called
“live projects,” in which course instruction takes place within a real-world scenario, with a client,
a budget and agreed deliverables. Our proposed collaboration with indigenous community
members is atypical because the exchange occurs within the context of designing and building
collaboratively. This approach supports co-authorships and distinguishes itself from typical roles
of designer /client or traditional knowledge holders as cultural guide exclusively.

Faculty Supervisor:

Roger Mullin

Student:

Partner:

2020 North American Indigenous Games Local Organizing Committee

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Dalhousie University

Program: