Dennis Michaelson

WesternU Elect&Comp Eng. Assistant Professor; Sustainable energy, Indigenous engineering education; Métis-Cree: Mistawasis Nêhiyawak; @aises_canada

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

I was in the neighbourhood and had to visit - the name I’m pointing to is my grandfather, who served in WWI&II. His brothers George and Tom are there too, along with several cousins.

[Prof Lennart Nacke, PhD @acagamic]

Dear early-career researchers, it's ok to...

Fail.
Feel lost.
Start over.
Get rejected.
Hate the process.
Doubt your ideas.
Question your worth.
Wonder if you're qualified.
Think everyone else is smarter.
Feel like an imposter with deadlines.
Panic about whether your research matters.
Stare at blank pages to justify your existence.

I’ve lived it.
We've all lived it.

It's just how things are.
Down the line you'll reflect on it.

Some rejections taught you valuable lessons.
Others? They were just bad timing.

Even if funding committees didn't see it.
Your research has always mattered.

Cut that past version of you some slack.

Persistence is an exceptional skill.
One you only gain after facing rejection.

[Universities Canada | Universités Canada @univcan]

Train the talent.
Build the infrastructure.
Boost research and innovation.

Universities are already delivering. Let’s back them.

🔗 https://t.co/sfUQkgOgRx

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

The EPEC 2025 Call for Papers is Open!
The IEEE Canada Electrical Power and Energy Conference (EPEC 2025) will be held October 15–17 at the University of Waterloo. Learn more at: https://t.co/dLi1dAVmZN
Don't miss this opportunity—submit your paper before March 31! @IEEECanada

[Nicole Redvers @DrNicoleRedvers]

“Every day is Earth Day: Indigenous Peoples and their knowledges for planetary health”- Our latest in @TheLancet. @orijinative @ph_alliance @UNDSMHS @sylvia_kokunda @WesternU @UNBiodiversity @DrBrittBingham @LBecologies @SchulichMedDent @UBC @wellcometrust https://t.co/dZEMUrmV1Y

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@sameo416 @crwequine Mom remembers her mom dusting it around their beds!

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@merlemassie Did you manage to get crawdads? I have a hard time finding them up here!

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@cwilliamg Congratulations!

[Native Calgarian Podcast they/them/cis @N8V_Calgarian]

Aug. 23, 1876 Treaty 6 was signed. Here’s some history of it that affects folkx to this day. https://t.co/NJJu7bASik

[University of Regina @UofRegina]

The #UofRegina Faculty of Engineering's "Indigenous Ways of Knowing" event showcased the vast variety of knowledge that exists across diverse Indigenous communities along with the many #Indigenous ways of learning and teaching.

Dr. Raman Paranjape, Associate Dean @FGSR_UofR and Professor in the Faculty Engineering & Applied Science, organized the panel which featured @APEGS_SK President @johndesjr, @westernuEng's @dmich, @FNUNIVCAN's @edwardoolittle, and moderator @LMBellegarde.

[University of Regina @UofRegina]

History in the making at #UofRegina!

The U of R has launched a multi-year strategic plan that underscores the University's commitment to Reconciliation and will help position the University as a leader in Indigenous engagement and education.

Learn more! 🔽

[Janice Forsyth @janice_ubc]

This is a call for Indigenous participants.🪶

Please share widely.

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@ecohugger Congratulations!

[Olivia Stefanovich @CBCOlivia]

"There's so much more that can be done and should be done by all levels of government, rather than sitting back and playing some sort of blame game," says Marion Buller, former chief commissioner of the National Inquiry into MMIWG. https://t.co/u62KBs3WEU

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@Ian_Mosby In the Mistawasis playlists I recall entries of “man/boy/girl died” in the notes during this period, as well as transfers. Discharges ramped up after 1885 when many Métis/HB band members took scrip. My understanding is govt pushed to remove any who married out to reduce nos.

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@InkdWordSlinger @LaurierFLA @Laurier Congratulations!

[Alicia Elliott - AND THEN SHE FELL out now! @WordsandGuitar]

This is a lie of omission based on "vibes" instead of facts. Even when the TRC *ONLY* looked at deaths they could track, Native kids were dying at 2-5x the rate of white kids at the same time. And that's without taking into account the nutrition experiments done on starving kids.

[Dennis Michaelson @dmich]

@janice_ubc Congratulations Janice!

[Nicole Redvers @DrNicoleRedvers]

“Indigenous Peoples’ traditional land management strategies are noticeably more effective in climate mitigation, especially in those areas where communities own the legal rights of governance over their Ancestral territories.” ⁦⁦@PLOSGPH⁩ ⁦ https://t.co/KaNHmVOzke

[Project Drawdown @ProjectDrawdown]

What happens to the battery packs of EVs when they're used up? Do they just end up in landfills? https://t.co/jQcMe1Kqil