Science North

Science North
Type	Organization

Science North is an organization that provided a presentation at the Anishinabek Education System youth gathering.

In Anishinabek News

• January 2021: Cindy Crowe is developing an individual webinar series in collaboration with this organization.
• November 2021: The organization partnered with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine to provide hands-on health sciences programming to First Nations youth. As of November 2021, the group has worked for a decade to deepen engagement with First Nation communities. The partnership delivered STEM kits to over 20 communities and hosted virtual high school visits across northwestern Ontario.
• December 2021: The organization partnered with Indigenous Tourism Ontario to present the Indigenous Ingenuity exhibition at the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
• January 2022: The organization's team invited Ron Kanutski to perform at the opening of a collaborative exhibition in Thunder Bay. The agency partnered with Indigenous Tourism Ontario to bring the Indigenous Ingenuity show to the Thunder Bay Art Gallery.
• March 2022: The organisation planned a nine-city tour with performer Ron Kanutski in 2022.
• October 2022: The organization hosted an educational booth at the Fall Festival in Fort William First Nation.
• February 2023: The organization's Indigenous Advisory Committee helped coordinate a virtual visit between Aaron Yazzie and students. Staff scientist Matthew Graveline expressed hope for future opportunities for experts to visit the north.
• April 2023: The organization provided Indigenous Ingenuity workshops as part of the ITO All Stars Cup programming in 2023.
• April 2023: The organization partnered with Indigenous Tourism Ontario to launch the Indigenous Ingenuity, Timeless Inventions travelling tour. Two scientific communicators from the centre travel to various communities to set up and manage the interactive displays. The centre received funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation, the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, and the Canadian government for this project.
• August 2024: The organization provided robotics and coding activities for a youth summer camp in Thunder Bay.
• June 2025: The organization co-created the Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions exhibition to highlight Indigenous knowledge systems. It maintains satellite offices in Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie to provide outreach programs across Northern Ontario. The agency operates two science centres in Greater Sudbury: Science North and Dynamic Earth.
• August 2025: The organization's film, Star Stories, was featured during a session on Indigenous star systems for youth interns in 2025.
• August 2026: The organization provided educational activities and building kits for attendees at the 2026 Unity Gathering. Representatives demonstrated the use of hand microscopes to examine materials like grass or skin.
• October 2026: Staff from the organization delivered a presentation on invasive and at-risk species during the youth gathering. The presentation included a coding activity using micro:bits and a study of animal skulls and pelts from Northwestern Ontario.