Dr. David Fortin shared that Indigenous design is finally receiving the recognition it deserves.  

Public and private institutions alike are looking for designers to include Indigenous “elements” in the design of buildings and landscapes. But Fortin, a citizen of the Métis Nation of Ontario, cautions that Indigeneity isn’t an aesthetic.  

Honouring an Indigenous relationship to land requires a lot more than eco-friendly building materials, says Fortin, a professor in Waterloo’s School of Architecture.