Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Ancestral Engineering
While Aboriginal kids these days listen to Kid Frost and play video games whether they live in Iqaluit, Montreal, or Vancouver, in the past we all lived quite differently depending on where we were from. Some peoples lived in traveling communities which practiced hunting and gathering, others lived in villages and practiced farming, still others did both. No matter how we lived, Aboriginal peoples developed ways and means to survive in harsh climates for thousands of years. We solved problems related to transport, shelter, health, communications and other things in unique and innovative ways. At the Aboriginal Access to Engineering Program we like to refer to these innovations as Ancestral Engineering.