Onigaming First Nation Design+Build Workshop
Location: Onigaming First Nation, ON, Treaty #3 Territory
Duration: 15 Days
Completion: November 2022
Participants: 4
Age Range: 18-50
Outcomes: MITT Adult Micro-Credential and Career Awareness
Onigaming, a scenic Ojibway Nation nestled in the Lake of the Woods, Ontario, was the site of a Design+Build workshop with a goal to deliver a yet-to-be-determined project. During the initial week, the focus was on honing fundamental Design+Build skills, encompassing the entire design process, from sketching and drafting to modelling and ideation.
In the second week, the project direction took shape, carefully balancing time and budget constraints, community benefits, and the students’ aspirations - a decision was made to construct a hunting stand. This necessitated extensive site scouting, sketching, and analysis on the Land. There was a deep dive into sketching, prototyping, 3D modelling, and even evaluating models using virtual reality.
Week three marked the thrilling stage of bringing the student vision to life, while also adeptly addressing new challenges and making on-the-fly design developments in the field.
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