Technology team for southern Alberta Indigenous youth holds robotic powwow

Members of a group that helps teach robotics and technology to Indigenous students held its inaugural tournament in Calgary on Saturday. IndigeSTEAM involves students from Tsuu T’ina, Siksika and Kanai First Nations as well as a number of Indigenous youth from Calgary’s urban centre and uses Lego Mindstorms robot kits to help develop skills. Deanna Burgart, IndigeSTEAM president, says the goal of the group is to create culturally relevant programming to inspire youth about a future i