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- 4Mackenzie River Basin, Canada
- 1Mackenzie River Basin, Indigenous peoples, resource development, climate change, socio-economic impacts, fishing livelihoods, community health, local traditional knowledge, traditional food systems
- 1climate change, resource development, socio-ecological impacts, Mackenzie River Basin
- 1community health and security, fish health, fishers' knowledge, local traditional knowledge, fishing livelihoods, Mackenzie Riber Basin, on-the-land experience
- 1environmental sustainability, economic sustainability, social sustainability, ecotourism, sustainable practices, Indigenous perspectives, Indigenous knowledge, harvesting
- 1traditional knowledge, indigenous knowledge
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Experiential Science 30 Sustainability and Freshwater Resources (Indigenous Knowledge Lesson Plan)
Download2020-06-01
Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria
Sustainability often involves three pillars: economic, environment, and social sustainability. Ecotourism is increasingly promoted as a means of boosting local economies while maintaining sustainable practices. It is important for students to recognize different definitions of “sustainability” in...
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2020-06-01
Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria
Fish are an important part of many people’s diets, and having reliable access to fish in a nearby waterway is an important part of many communities’ health and food security. While western science provides important information about local fish resources, fishers and Indigenous peoples have been...
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2020-06-01
Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria
The Mackenzie River is the longest river system in Canada and the second largest drainage basin in North America (after the Mississippi). With an area of 1,805,200 km2, the river basin is about one-fifth of the entire area of Canada! The river is known by many names to local communities (e.g.,...
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2020-06-01
Karsgaard, Carrie; Mackay, Mackenzie; Catholique, Alexandria
This lesson meets cross-curricular outcomes for Science 7 and Social Studies 7. Students will learn the contributions of Indigenous knowledge to decision-making about current events/issues in the Mackenzie River Basin, which is within the circumpolar region. Due to human activities such as...