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Biskaabiiyaang Receives Seed Grant to Advance Indigenous-Led Virtual Learning Environments
We are proud to announce that Biskaabiiyaang: The Indigenous Metaverse has been awarded a seed grant from Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society, a landmark $318.4-million research program led by York University in partnership with Queen’s University and funded by the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
indigenous metaverse receives funding to create experiential education
Biskaabiiyaang today announced an investment of $40,000 from York University’s Academic Innovation Fund to support the design of an Indigenous-led metaverse delivering Anishinaabe language and First Nation cultural competency programs within a virtual world. Using immersive quests, activities, and learning games, Biskaabiiyaang aims to increase the number of Anishinaabemowin second-language speakers over the next decade.