How to Learn Indigenous Knowledge the Right Way (Dr. Susan (Sue) Chiblow)

Join us as we return with Professor Susan (Sue) Chiblow, one of our most beloved guests whose wisdom bridges Indigenous science with academic research. As an Ojibwe professor and International Joint Commission commissioner, Sue reveals the right way to learn from Indigenous knowledge—without appropriation or harm.

Discover how to respectfully access traditional wisdom, trace your own ancestral stories, and apply Indigenous practices to solve environmental problems in your own community.

What You'll Experience:

Sue's groundbreaking work fighting harmful herbicides like glyphosate in Canadian forests 🌲

Why Indigenous peoples aren't the only ones responsible for fixing environmental problems—it's all of us

The powerful classroom exercise that helps students understand their own displacement stories

How maple syrup, potatoes, and canoes are Indigenous innovations the world still uses today 🍁

Traditional water ceremonies that connect us to our universal origin story

The difference between saving the planet (impossible) and saving ourselves (essential)

Practical ways to honor the Indigenous peoples of the land you currently live on

Why trees teach us better coexistence than most humans ever manage

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