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Honoring The Voices
Mar . 04 . 2016 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Events, traditional ecological knowledge

Honouring The Voices: Indigenous storytelling at University of Manitoba, Fort Garry Campus, March 7 to March 11, 2016  Oral history plays a vital role in understanding the past and sharing it with those who come after. The use of this form of storytelling is a way to pass information from generation to generation. Honouring the Voices: 40 Years of First Nations, Métis, Inuit and Indigenous Health Research in Manitoba is an exhibit resulting from more than 50 interviews with people working in this important field over the past four decades. As a way of celebrating 40 years of First Nations,

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University of Manitoba Native Studies Graduate Students’ Association
Mar . 04 . 2016 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Conference, Events

Conference: Rising up - A Graduate Student Conference on International Compact, Knowledge and Research in Indigenous Graduate Studies The University of Manitoba Native Studies Graduate Student Association from March 4 to March 5, 2016 will be hosting a two-day conference within which graduate students across all disciplines shall present their knowledge and research on the colonial edifice.  This conference is a free event and everyone is invited to attend. Conference Agenda: Friday, March 4th, 2016 - Senate Chamber, Engineering Building (EITC 3 – Room 262) 8:00 AM – Opening Pipe Ce

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Important Notice: Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit 2016
Feb . 24 . 2016 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Updates

Due to unforeseen circumstances, including the conditions of winter roads in our province, the Indigenous Food Sovereignty is being rescheduled for June 21 to June 23, 2016. We would like to apologize for any inconvenience, however it is important that we acknowledge the transportation needs of our people. For any questions, kindly please call 204-947-2397

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Indigenous Food Sovereignty Summit 2016
Feb . 02 . 2016 ECL-INFO 0 Comment Updates

  Too often we hear stories of food insecurity, of people going hungry, in Indigenous communities.  Those stories are important, but so are the stories of how we are spending time on the land, growing, gathering, hunting, fishing, and trapping. In many cases, these traditional food practices; the knowledge, the ability and skills around the practices are already present in communities. But it often exists in small pockets, and there aren't a lot of opportunities to share.  It's time to share stories that can help "reignite the fire within our communities," as Byron calls it. For the I

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Photo Story:
Jan . 06 . 2016 info@hydroalliance.ca 0 Comment community member piece, traditional ecological knowledge

Jackson Osborne, a Cree elder and resident of Pimicikamak Cree Nation (Cross Lake), has been collecting traditional knowledge on and about the history of his nation’s traditional land for about thirty years. He has dedicated his life to documenting changes occurring in the natural environment, along Pimicikamak’s shorelines and its surrounding environments, through photos and videos. Recently Jackson has archived over three hundred photos that depict the status of the land before and after hydro development. Jackson shared a few of his photos with Wa Ni Ska Tan's most recent Newsletter pu

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Power North: Positive Action Plan
Dec . 02 . 2015 info@hydroalliance.ca 0 Comment advocacy, Manitoba Hydro

Interchurch Council of Hydropower: Power North: Positive Action Plan   More and more non-Indigenous Canadians feel a need for reconciliation with Indigenous people. They believe there is a need to make things right, to live together in a better way. But what exactly might reconciliation look like? Hydropower in Manitoba provides a good example. Manitobans are plugged into a massive hydropower system that fundamentally alters the five largest rivers in the province and six of the 12 largest lakes. This has left deep wounds on the landscape and in many people’s hearts

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