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- 1Themes and trends, community-bawed monitoring, climate change, resource development, impacts on livelihoods, local and traditional knowledge
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- 1community health and security, fish health, fishers' knowledge, local traditional knowledge, fishing livelihoods, Mackenzie Riber Basin, on-the-land experience
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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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Research Toolkit Volume 3: Fishing Livelihoods: Changes in the Fish and Water in Places we Consider Important
Download2018-05-01
Research Toolkit to study climate change and resource development impacts on fishing livelihoods. Are community members able to fish for food and share fish within the community and region? How has harvest and the quality and quantity of fish harvested changed in the community over time? How...
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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...
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Themes & Trends in Community Based Monitoring Projects in the Mackenzie River Basin - Undergraduate Student Presentation
Download2019-04-01
Gorzitza, Carter; Speakman, Joanne
Powerpoint Presentation on Themes and trends in Community-based monitoring projects in the Mackenzie River Basin; results of the Tracking Change project.
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2016-06-01
Parlee, Brenda; Maloney, Elaine
This event brought together youth from the various jurisdictions of the Mackenzie River Basin. The objectives of the fair was to create an oportunity for students from junior high and high school to connect with each other and learn about their own histories, ecosystems, and communities....