Half the size of a human head, the robots can sit on Boyer’s shoulder. They look like minions — unintentional, Boyer says — but students can customize them and include different elements from their culture such as ribbon skirts, hats, beads or earrings:
realized at age 10 that the kids in her Ojibwe community weren’t learning about their own Indigenous culture and history.
But it’s not cheap, and learning about them is even less accessible. As a kid, Boyer joined a robotics team after developing an interest in robots. Despite the initial excitement to participate — and the expensive cost to join — Boyer was bullied the entire time. It was clear the other students didn’t want her there, she says. She joined another team but faced the same kind of harassment.
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