Map the System Canada 2019
In 2019 Team Inferno from Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC won the Map the System Global competition!
Canadian Finalists 2019
Wildfire Crisis in BC
Team Inferno examined the wildfires of British Columbia and the effects of them on the environment and people’s quality of life. To conduct their research, they read news articles, government documents, interviewed forest and fire experts, reviewed academic literature, surveyed residents, and more. Two of their key findings were: 1) There is a discrepancy of money and resources spent on responding to wildfires and money invested into prevention, preparedness, and recovery, and 2) Government funding and resource allocation is based on outdated knowledge of forests and fires.
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women in Canada
Team Kistoonon examined how Canada's current employment, justice and societal systems have perpetrated violence, abuse and injustice for Indigenous women in Canada.
Indigenous Homelessness in Toronto
Team Against the Odds has focused their research on Indigenous homelessness in Toronto. This research will highlight and address both contemporary and historical determinants which continue to perpetuate the issue of Indigenous homelessness