Chrystal Tabobangdung

Cultural Resarcher/Engagement Specialist

Chrystal Tabobangdung is a member of the Wasauksing First Nation, a proud Anishnabe of the Ojibway tribe, and a member of the Beaver clan. Her traditional name is Mindwekamigookwe, which translates into The beautiful/good sound the earth makes. Chrystal is. Chrystal brings to the firm, expertise in cultural competency and training, as well as a passion for architecture. Her role at TAWAW includes cultural research as well as engagement planning and facilitation. Her current projects include architectural and landscape developments in Ontario and Saskatchewan, including working on an Indigenization of a Saskatchewan campus, helping to ensure worldviews, lifeways and identity are meaningfully captured. 

 

Crystal is a graduate from the University of British Columbia (First Nations Studies) and holds an Associate Arts Degree in Indigenous Government Studies from The Institute of Indigenous Government.

Awards

Honorary Fellow


The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada is proud to announce that Wanda Dalla Costa, a prominent Indigenous voice and practitioner in North American architecture, has been awarded honorary fellowship for 2022. Wanda Dalla Costa is a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation and was the first First Nation woman to become an architect in Canada. Her firm, Tawaw Architecture Collective, is based in Phoenix, Arizona. She is the director and founder of Arizona State University’s Indigenous Design Collaborative, a community-driven design and construction program that brings together tribal community members, industry and multidisciplinary teams of university students and faculty to co-design and co-develop solutions for tribal communities. Dalla Costa is a prominent Indigenous female voice within the architectural profession–specifically within the academic sphere in North America.
Awards

YBCA's 100 Honorees: Wanda Dalla Costa


Indigenous Design Collaborative's founder and design director Wanda Dalla Costa was recognized as YBCA 100 list of change makers and cultural activists working at the intersection of art, social change and civic life.
Awards

Trailblazer Award: Wanda Dalla Costa


Presented this year as part of NZ20, the world's largest net zero conference and expo, the Trailblazer Awards celebrate leaders who are building a net zero future through their work in the carbon, energy, water, waste, transit and/or policy sectors.
Awards

St. Lawrence Center Competition Award 2023

Awards

Jeff Harnar Award
Unbuilt Architecture 2021

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