Ganebik Johnson wears a virtual reality headset and attempts to steer a canoe at the “Navigating Indigenous Futures” event on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019. -- Photo Credit: Jack Rodgers

Researchers at the University of Minnesota developed a virtual reality canoe simulator as part of a larger project that aims to revitalize cultural Indigenous traditions.

Professors Vicente Diaz and Daniel Keefe, among others, have led a team to bring Dakota, Micronesian and Ojibwe communities together in a project called “Back to Indigenous Futures.” The project — shown during President Joan Gabel’s inauguration week — is part of the University provost’s Grand Challenges research.

Read the full story by Joe Kelly at the MN Daily...