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2017-04-01

Martin, Chelsea

In recent years, the effects of climate change have become increasingly visible in northern Canada; its impact on northern Indigenous peoples has become a particularly important area of research and policy. While much focus has been on the experiences of high arctic communities, less is known...

2019-05-01

Parlee, Brenda; Howlett, Tracy, D'Souza, Amabel; Maloney, Elaine

The Tracking Change… research program has developed over the last four years to advance knowledge through community-university research activities in the Mackenzie River Basin with emerging projects in the lower Mekong River Basin (Mun River) and in the lower Amazon Basin (Tapajos River). Every...

2019-02-01

Howlett, Tracy; Parlee, Brenda / translated by UNPFII translators

L’initiative Tracking Change, financée par le Conseil de recherches en sciences humaines du Canada, est appelée à s’étendre sur six ans (2016-2021). Dirigée par un Comité de pilotage sur les savoirs traditionnels (composé d’anciens, de chefs et autres leaders), elle comprend actuellement un...

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...

2017-04-01

Spicer, Neal

Water is an essential part of life and viable sources of clean and drinkable water is a challenge for many people across the planet. Unfortunately, this challenge exists for many First Nation communities across Canada as seen by a series of reports and investigations that have appeared over the...

2017-02-01

Parlee, Brenda; Maloney, Elaine

A global knowledge symposium was held in Thailand from 20-25 February 2017 in the city of Ubon Ratchathani. Research team members, including graduate students, community/partner representatives and faculty/academics (36 participants from Canada, 4 from Brazil, and 6 from Thailand) were hosted at...

2019-04-01

Wray, Kristine

The Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territoires has hosted a commercial fishery since 1945. There are seven Dene communities around the lake who have relied on fish from the lake and its inflowing rivers for thousands of years. This research considers the role of these Aboriginal commuities in...

2017-04-01

Vazquez, Iria Heredia; Hynes, Kristin; Wesche, Sonia

The Mackenzie Delta is an important freshwater system that is vulnerable to multiple stressors, including: climate change impacts in the Arctic; resource development activities (oil & natural gas), and upstream-downstream linkages. These pressures can affect traditional livelihoods, including...

2019-12-01

D'Souza, Amabel

From November 8-10, 2019, Tracking Change attended Ki Ta Ski Naw: The 2019 Wa Ni Ska Tan Hydropower and Energy Justice Gathering and Conference at The University of Winnipeg in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The conference brought together participants from Manitoba, B.C., Alberta, Newfoundland and...

2017-04-01

D'Souza, Amabel

Hydroelectric development has had numerous impacts on local fishing communities. For those living along the Mun River the Pak Mun Dam has severely impacted their livelihoods. However as 25 years have passed, locals have adapted their knowledge to survive the changing ecology. The aim of this...