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2018-09-01

Tracking Change

From May 16 – 18, 2018 the University of Alberta (Edmonton) hosted a poster competition and Indigenous Knowledge Fair for high school students from across western and northern Canada. The Tracking Change project recognizes that many peoples in the Mackenzie River Basin, specifically Indigenous...

2019-06-01

Manorom, Kanokwan

The Mekong River, flowing 4909 KM through China, Myanmar, Thailand, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Cambodia and Vietnam, is one of the greatest river systems in the world. It has great productivity and seasonal variation that provides rich biodiversity for over 60 million people living in the...

2018-01-01

Spicer, Neal

Many First Nations across Canada face challenges in ensuring the drinking water they have from the land and in their communities is safe to drink. In the Northwest Territories, communities and the government are working together in a variety of ways to ensure drinking water is safe and drinking...

2019-02-01

Tracking Change

From November 28th to December 7th, 2018, the winners from the third semi-annual Tracking Change Youth Knowledge Fair were invited to participate in side events at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP24) in Katowice, Poland and present at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France! The trip was an...

2019-05-01

Stenekes, Sydney

This research project, focused on identifying social learning opportunities in the Dehcho region of the Northwest Territories, is being undertaken in collaboration with Kátł’odeeche First Nation (KFN). This South Slavey Dene community has occupied their traditional lands for thousands of years....

2019-08-01

Silvano, Renato, Pereyra, Paula

The Amazon Basin is the largest hydrographic basin in the world. People living along the floodplains of the Amazonian rivers have a mixed economy based mainly on small-scale agriculture, fishing and livestock. With about 2200 species of fish, the Amazon basin is recognized as having the most...

2017-11-01

Martin, Chelsea

Few studies have focused on the climate related knowledge and experiences of First Nations including the Sahtú Gotin’e of the Mackenzie River Basin. This project will help address this gap while at the same time investigating how the livelihoods of Sahtú Got’ine fishers are impacted or adapting...

2018-10-01

Tracking Change

In February 2017 the Tracking Change project hosted a Global Knowledge Symposium at Ubon Ratchthani University in Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand. The Symposium was an opportunity to bring together those participating in the project from the Mackenzie, Amazon and Mekong River Basins, allowing for...

2019-04-01

Howlett, Tracy; Parlee, Brenda

Speaking Notes - Tracking Change project contributions to the UN Tracking Change is a six year initaitve funded through the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (2016-2021). Guided by a Traditional Knowledge Steering Committee (of elders, Chiefs and other leaders), it...

2019-02-01

Howlett, Tracy; Parlee, Brenda

Community researchers from more than 40 communities participating in the Tracking Change project have been documenting changes in the sustainability of the Mackenzie, Mekong and Amazon river basins since 2016 and are now working together to ensure this knowledge is recognized more globally. The...