Programs
Water health is a multidimensional issue that intersects with other challenges, such as climate change and economic and social inequality. To solve these issues, we need new ways for diverse stakeholders to work together.
Community Circle administers a range of innovative programs designed to bring people together to address the many facets of water-health in Indigenous and rural communities.
Areas of Focus
Pipeline-Building
Building the pipeline of next generation water health professionals to serve Indigenous and rural communities through awareness and education.
Technology
Innovating decentralized technology solutions that can solve for climate change and emerging contaminant challenges
Policy & Regulation
Developing appropriate regulatory and policy frameworks that support the well-being of the communities we serve.
Objectives
Indigenous Scholars’ Circle
Provide a framework to help guide Canada in the formulation of water policies that create value for Indigenous communities.
Data Sovereignty and Digital Ethics
Recognizing Indigenous data sovereignty as the cornerstone of relationship building. Help Indigenous communities collect and use data to support local-decision making.
Regulatory
Considering new policies and programs in the context of the principles of reconciliation and self-determination.
Business Environments
Create a scalable engine for innovation and implementation of customized community solutions.
Braiding Knowledge Systems
Engage rural Indigenous communities and strategic partners in collective, on-the-ground action.
List of Initiatives
Youth (K-12) Engagement
An open competition to ignite a passion for science and innovation, business creation, community health, water-health and community service in young Indigenous people.
Operators' Walkthrough Lab
A next-gen training platform designed for real-world understanding of drinking water disinfection approaches, including system design and operation, as well as a fundamental understanding of the importance of clean water to community health and quality of life.
The Indigenous Scholars' Circle
Members from First Nations and Indigenous communities across Canada capturing the insights of knowledge keepers and domain experts.
Braiding Knowledge Systems
Empowering Indigenous communities through youth engagement and technology adoption to address social, economic and environmental challenges.
Mobilizing Symphony
A platform that uses classical music to capture and reflect the complex scientific, cultural, and political barriers to innovation.
Treading Water
An innovative play that brings to life the rich stories discovered during community collaborations.
Open Circle Series
Discussion sessions designed to help innovators develop broader, richer, and more refined lines of inquiries.
Design for People
A partnership with universities to build capstone design teams.
Anchor Centres
We aim to engage 15 Indigenous “anchor” communities from different regions selected based on their water health challenges, willingness and ability to participate, and willingness to become ambassadors for the Community Circle process to nearby communities. Anchor Centres are frontline innovation platforms for first-hand experience utilizing our strategic co-innovation model and a source of information, opinion, and support for nearby communities that might share similar challenges (who will then be encouraged to participate in Community Circle’s projects and activities, amplifying the model/knowledge assets throughout each region.
Latest Work
See the transformative impact of Community Circle water health projects and programs.
