In this week’s SVPA guest blog, Humber Professor Audrey Wubbenhorst and her team share their research project, which is opening a window into the Indigenous economy through storytelling. With support from the Government of Canada, they have partnered with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and Indigenous entrepreneurs to develop open-source education resources highlighting the successes and challenges of Indigenous businesses across Canada.

The Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education’s General Issue features a Presentation Summary of the Indsight’s research team’s recent presentation at Humber’s Centre for Social Innovation Workshop Series held on April 3, 2023.

Humber College, in partnership with the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB), is producing interactive case studies featuring success stories from Indigenous entrepreneurs, as well as partnerships and collaborations within Indigenous communities. The project, called Indsights, was developed in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s call for Indigenous voices to become part of mainstream educational curriculum. This project is funded by the College and Community Social Innovation Fund grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).

Humber College is committed to transforming postsecondary education through three main pillars defined in its 2018-2023 Strategic Plan—developing career-ready citizens, providing accessible education and building a healthy and inclusive community. One of Humber’s key priorities in the pillar of accessible education is creating a culturally meaningful environment that recognizes the historical and current context of Indigenous peoples. As part of this commitment, Humber’s faculty members, researchers and scholars are continually engaging in research that seeks to integrate more Indigenous knowledge into the curriculum.

A new project led by Humber College in partnership with the Canadian Council of Aboriginal Business (CCAB) is producing case studies on Indigenous businesses and entrepreneurs to be used as a free and open-access educational resource.