Indigenous ingenuity exhibit opens in the Sault
A travelling exhibition focusing on Indigenous contributions to science is opening in Sault Ste. Marie.
Presented by Indigenous Tourism Ontario and Science North, Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions is on display at Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig and features a number of interactive displays.
One of the aims of the exhibit is to instill a sense of pride among Indigenous and Metis communities.
“The point of the exhibit is to really showcase how many of our everyday inventions and things that we use on a daily basis actually are originally Indigenous innovations,” said Science North CEO Ashley Larose.
“They’re going to have a new perspective on the contributions of Indigenous peoples from all across Canada and also specifically here in northern Ontario, their contributions to modern day science, technology, engineering and math.”
The exhibit will be in the Sault until March 19 and can be seen at Shingwauk Kinoomaage Gamig at 1491 Queen Street East. The teaching lodge is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.
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The exhibit is scheduled to visit about 20 communities across northern Ontario over the next two years.
Correction
The location of the travelling exhibit in Sault Ste. Marie has been corrected to Queen Street East, instead of Shingwauk Street in Garden River.
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