Myrle Ballard
Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair Tier II (Weaving Indigenous Science and Sustainability Science), University of Calgary
Understanding Our Relations: Why 3-eyed seeing is significant
Tuesday, May 26
Three-Eyed Seeing is a framework that can be applied for conservation and protection of Our Relations. As decision makers making decisions on the "well being and safety" regarding Our Relations we are often remis in asking them "What do you want? What are your needs?" We use different management and conservation practices to assume we know what Our Relations want, however, Indigenous people are the conduits in understanding and interpreting what Our Relations want. The Three-Eyed Seeing Framework is a way of looking after the needs of all Our Relations by learning how to listen to what they are saying.
Speaker Bio
Dr. Myrle Ballard is Anishinaabe, and Canada Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Dept. of Earth, Energy, and Environment, at the University of Calgary. She coined and developed the Three-eyed seeing Framework and its importance in conservation practices. Her research also includes the use of Anishinaabe mowin and how it can be for baseline data used for biomonitoring and identifying indicators to transform approaches to land and water resource management. She is Lead Author on IPCC AR7 WG III Chapter 4 Sustainable Development and Mitigation. In November 2025, she was inducted to the Royal Society of Canada.