The 2010 documentary Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change shares observations by Inuit elders of the severe environmental changes they are witnessing in the place and space in which they live.
"Imagine how this feels: The land and weather are turning erratic and dangerous. Warmer, unpredictable winds are coming from strange directions. Severe floods threaten to wash away towns. And native animals, the food supply, aren't behaving as they used to, their bodies less capable in the changing climate (. . .).
These are the drastic conditions Northern Canadians, whose lives depend from childhood on their knowledge of the most minute details of the Arctic land and skies, say they see all around them. These observations by Inuit elders are detailed in a groundbreaking new documentary, Inuit Knowledge and Climate Change, by acclaimed Nunavut filmmaker Zacharias Kunuk ( The Fast Runner, The Journals of Knud Rasmussen) and environmental scientist Ian Mauro." (The Globe and Mail)
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
What is decolonizing education in the post-secondary setting?
The
video "Other[ed.]: What is Decolonizing Education in the Post-Secondary
Setting?" was created as a part of the 2014 University of Toronto's
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (IDERD)
Communications Campaign, observed annually on March 21st. The objective of the
video is to explore the diverse perspectives on the meaning of decolonizing
education
Controversial herring fishery on the west coast of BC angers Heiltsuk First Nation
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| Falling on deaf ears: Heiltsuk leaders plead their case to gillnet fishers. |
Photo credit: Tavish Campbell/ Pacific Wild
The Heiltsuk First Nation of coastal BC has been fighting to protect herring that spawn in their traditional territory. After a 10 year moratorium on the commercial herring fishery, the DFO opened up a secret fishery against the consent of the Heiltsuk. The following resource list can be used by teachers to explore issues such traditional First Nations' rights to resources, use of the RCMP to intimidate and control First Nations people, ecological and environmental justice, as well as traditional Aboriginal harvesting methods.
Resources
Court case: Regina vs. Gladstone. (1996). Summary found 12 April 2015 at http://casebrief.wikia.com/wiki/R_v_Gladstone
DFO. (2014). Stock
assessment and management advice for British Columbia Pacific herring: 2014
status and 2015 forecast.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Canada. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/csas-sccs/publications/sar-as/2014/2014_060-eng.pdf.
Hume, M. (2015, Apr 1). Heiltsuk First Nation claims victory
over disputed herring fishery. The Globe
and Mail. Retrieved 6
April 2015 from http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/heiltsuk-first-nation-claims-victory-over-disputed-herring-fishery/article23757390/.
Gillis, D. (2015, Apr 5). The untold story behind the
central coast herring fishery fiasco. TheCommonsenseCanadian.ca. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from http://commonsensecanadian.ca/the-untold-story-behind-the-central-coast-herring-fishery-fiasco/.
PacificWild.Org. (2015).
Pacific Wild. 2015. DFO clings to bad science, refuses to
close herring fishery in Area 7. [Motion picture]. Produced by PacificWild.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015
from https://vimeo.com/pacificwild.
Pacific Wild. (2015). First Nation defends herring against
DFO’s stealth fishery, bad science. [Motion picture].
Produced by PacificWild.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from https://vimeo.com/123069376.
Pacific Wild. 2015. Herring Migration. [Motion picture].
Produced by PacificWild.org. Retrieved 6 April 2015
from https://vimeo.com/123541464.
Prystupa, M. (2015, Feb 28). Feds to reopen herring fishery
despite objections by First Nations and scientists. Vancouver Observer. Retrieved 6 April
2015 from http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/feds-reopen-herring-fishery-over-scientist-and-first-nations-objections.
Prystupa, M. (2015, Mar 23). Heiltsuk heartbroken by herring
fishery re-start, with RCMP protection. Vancouver
Observer. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from http://www.vancouverobserver.com/news/heiltsuk-heartbroken-herring-fisherys-re-start-rcmp-protection.
Thompson, C. (2014, Apr 7). Central Coast First Nation wins
victory in fight over herring fishery. Coast Mountain News. Retrieved 6 April 2015
from http://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/254239351.html.
Thompson, C. (2015, Apr
6). Controversial herring fishery on Central Coast closed after protests, occupation. Coast Mountain News. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from http://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/298811791.html
Welch, C. (2015, Feb 12). Fighting over herring: the little
fish that feeds multitudes. National Geographic. Retrieved 6 April 2015 from http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/02/150211-herring-decline-british-columbia-fishery-seabirds-environment/.
Animated story-telling in 8 languages
The Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Center has a lot of great information including links to animated stories that are translated in 8 different languages. Link to animation project.
The Gift of Language and Culture
The
Gift of Language and Culture Website is an Aboriginal language site developed
by the Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) Curriculum Resource Unit (CRU). The
language site’s focal point is on Instructional Curriculum development for Nursery
to Grade 9. There are many other features such as, Native stories, songs, and
talking pictures. Native language Vocabulary Exercises are available in Flash
for people of all ages to learn Cree TH, Y, or N dialect and even Dene. The
site features Aboriginal language Resources for use in schools or at home.http://www.giftoflanguageandculture.ca/
Promising practices in Aboriginal education
This website will allow educators, researchers and others to learn from the experiences of others about strategies described elsewhere that have been found to be successful in enhancing learning opportunities and improving educational success for Aboriginal students. There is a massive amount of useful information here!!
http://www.maei-ppw.ca/Advisory_Group_Bios.html
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