Who are we?
We are two Manitobans who care deeply about the prairies, the water, and everything that connects us to the land. Our mission is this - using traditional Ojibwe knowledge and a Western scientific perspective, we seek to teach others to protect and live with this environment we all share and rely on, and build stronger relationships between communities in a changing climate.
Finn Rachul is a land-based educator trained by David Scott in Ojibwe Environmental worldviews. He has graduated from David's Youth Environmental Stewardship Program and is now a leader in the program. Likewise, he has graduated with a diploma in Environmental Technologies from Assiniboine Community College. His work emphasizes the importance of using both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems in education and the environment.
David Scott is a semi-retired Indigenous Knowledge Keeper on Canada's Indian Policies and how they have impacted Indian Peoples. He is considered an Indigenous Environmental Expert and is now teaching the younger generation on Ojibwe Environmental Knowledge.
In addition to the Traditional Knowledge he holds, David is fluent in both
Ojibwa and Saulteaux. He brings this knowledge to bear in his critique of the Canadian
education system and his expertise on the relationship between Indigenous people and governmental politics.
Ojibwe Environmental Knowledge
What is Ojibwe Environmental Knowledge?
The Ojibwe People have lived on the land for thousands of years, surviving and thriving within the bounds of the ecosystems they live in. Ojibwe environmental knowledge is built on a foundation of taking from nature only what is needed and giving back the rest so that the next generations can flourish as well. There is much we can learn from the traditional people that still carry this knowledge.
This knowledge informs are perspective in our work, including environmental, education, truth and reconciliation, and Indigenous political subjects.
See our blog for more, including tools, educational information, and walk throughs of the Ojibwe perspective.