Tagged: Northwest Territories
Terrain alterations caused by permafrost thaw due to a warming climate are damaging the “rich archaeological record of the Arctic Coast and (is) impacting sites used today by traditional harvesters.” (15) To evaluate the...
Officially launched in November 2016, Mackenzie DataStream is an open access platform for sharing, visualizing and downloading water data in the Mackenzie River Basin. Mackenzie DataStream, developed by The Gordon Foundation in close collaboration...
This Video is Copyright of the Government of Northwest Territories Blog Post by Tom Andrews To celebrate International Mountain Day, as part of the University of Alberta 2016 Mountain Festival, the Prince of...
As part of the 2016 Mountain Festival in celebration of International Mountain Day, the Canadian Mountain Network and Oliver Rossier at the University of Alberta Faculty of Arts Arts Collaboration Enterprise organized an Art...
Mountain regions play a significant role in the cultural livelihoods of Indigenous peoples through story and song. The Sahtú Region is home to the Mackenzie Mountain range and to the Shúhtagot’ı̨nę (Mountain Dene), for...
As part of International Mountain Day 2016 celebrations, on December 15th the Canadian Mountain Network brought together a group of ‘mountain leaders’ for a public discussion of the challenges facing mountain communities. These include,...
Everyone can share in Canada’s first International Mountain Day celebrations though the Canadian Mountain Network’s Livestream video! Members of the Canadian Mountain Network sent their live broadcast from stunning mountain vistas and charming mountain...
Subsistence hunting contributes to the livelihoods of many northern and rural Canadians. Traditional diets, including fish and meat, provide food security and essential nutrition for remote communities, where store-bought diets may lack healthy alternatives. But...
By Kelly Fowler Caribou are vital to the economies, cultures, and livelihoods of northern indigenous communities. In the Sahtú region of Northwest Territories, Dene people recognize three types of caribou – the tǫdzı (boreal...
On January 11th, and 12th, 2016, the University of Alberta hosted a diverse group of over 50 Canadian researchers and community leaders interested in the sustainability of our mountains. We asked the question: Does...