Fostering reconciliation and sustainable development through multimedia storytelling

Principal Investigator: Rick Colbourne, Management
Project Title: Multimedia Storytelling with Indigenous Youth and Post-secondary Students: Youth Co-creation of a Vision for Sustainable Development as a Strategy Toward Reconciliation
Funder: Carleton University, Multidisciplinary Research Catalyst Fund

Led by a multidisciplinary team of researchers this project responds to the TRC Calls to Action (embraced by Kinàmàgawin, Carleton’s Indigenous strategy) by developing insights into how collaboration between northern Indigenous youth and post-secondary students from multiple disciplines can promote transformational, transdisciplinary learning, and contribute to reconciliation. As the leaders of tomorrow, the ability for young people to work together by co-developing creative, transformative solutions will be essential to achieving Canada’s reconciliation objectives. The youth multimedia stories will convey their vision for a sustainable future and provide insights into how Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth learn with, and from, one another. The shared narratives will form the basis for a collaborative program of partnered research that supports Indigenous communities in acting on inherent rights to assert sovereignty and self-determination to achieve social, economic, and environmental wellness.