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Braiding knowledge is a research framework that combinestraditional knowledge with"Western" science to address contemporary issues.[1]
The following organizations center the use of braiding knowledge in their mission statements.
The Center for Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBIKS) was founded in 2023 with funding by theNational Science Foundation’s Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships program by co-principal investigators:Sonya Atalay,Ora Marek-Martinez, Bonnie Newsom, and Jon Woodruff.[1] The Center is located on the MIT campus with eight regional hubs across the U.S. and in Canada, Aotearoa New Zealand, and Australia.[2] Research is fully community-driven and in full collaboration with community partners at all education levels. CBIKS is currently directed by Sonya Atalay.
The Braiding Knowledge Project, founded in 2021, is led by Melissa Tehee, Breanne Litts, and Rogelio Cardona-Rivera betweenUtah State University and theUniversity of Utah with funding from theSpencer Foundation and the National Science Foundation.[3]
BKC is a Canadiannot-for-profit corporation established in 2019 that promotesdecolonizing practices through place-based, community-driven environmental research.[4] The corporation is supported by a five-year grant from theGovernment of Canada’s Strategic Science Fund Program from 2024 to 2029. BKC is based out of theUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.