Reviving Indigenous Fire Management as a Strategy Against Escalating Wildfires

The resurgence of Indigenous fire stewardship offers a path forward amid the intensifying wildfire crisis in Canada. As the frequency and severity of wildfires continue to rise, embracing Indigenous fire knowledge alongside scientific methods provides a model for sustainable land management, one that honors traditional expertise while addressing the pressing ecological and social challenges of our time.

Oct 227 min read

The Importance of Salmon: The Fraser River

Each year, millions of salmon surge through the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, transforming quiet waterways into moving ribbons of life that connect mountains to the sea. More than a spectacle of migration, this return is a profound ecological and cultural event that links ocean and freshwater ecosystems through the salmon’s intricate life cycles.

Oct 167 min read

The Countless Ways That Our Love of Stories and Books Connect us to our Community

Love of books ties us together and helps create ties in communities, there are many ways to recycle books so they don’t end up in landfills.

Oct 31, 20227 min read

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REGENERATION

The Other Vanishing Forests

Over the past seven years, up to 95% of kelp has disappeared from parts of North America’s west coast.

Nov 207 min read

Coexisting with Apex Predators: What We Can Learn from Churchill, MB

Churchill shows us that harmony with predators arises not from isolation but from attentiveness: a willingness to learn, to adapt, and to see survival as a shared act within a living landscape.

Nov 207 min read

The Importance of Salmon: The Fraser River

Each year, millions of salmon surge through the rivers of the Pacific Northwest, transforming quiet waterways into moving ribbons of life that connect mountains to the sea. More than a spectacle of migration, this return is a profound ecological and cultural event that links ocean and freshwater ecosystems through the salmon’s intricate life cycles.

Oct 167 min read

CULTURE

The Other Vanishing Forests

Over the past seven years, up to 95% of kelp has disappeared from parts of North America’s west coast.

Nov 207 min read

Reviving Indigenous Fire Management as a Strategy Against Escalating Wildfires

The resurgence of Indigenous fire stewardship offers a path forward amid the intensifying wildfire crisis in Canada. As the frequency and severity of wildfires continue to rise, embracing Indigenous fire knowledge alongside scientific methods provides a model for sustainable land management, one that honors traditional expertise while addressing the pressing ecological and social challenges of our time.

Oct 227 min read

The Countless Ways That Our Love of Stories and Books Connect us to our Community

Love of books ties us together and helps create ties in communities, there are many ways to recycle books so they don’t end up in landfills.

Oct 31, 20227 min read

EMPOWERMENT

The Mising Tribe of Assam’s Unique Approach to Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation

Indigenous knowledge and climate change fight go hand in hand with the chang ghar, the Mising tribe of Assam’s famous houses on stilts.

Nov 19, 20218 min read

Historic Win in Yukon First Nations’ Fight to Protect the Peel Watershed

After 15 years of consultations and court battles, the Peel Watershed finally has a plan to protect this vast tract of pristine wilderness.

Sep 23, 202111 min read

El Parque de la Papa: Rescatando la Agricultura Tradicional en el Perú

Defendiendo la agricultura tradicional: El Parque de la Papa en Perú, el mejor ejemplo de la innovación rural indígena en el mundo.

Feb 5, 20218 min read

ABOUT US

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