Treaties Recognition Week
Some of you may find yourself asking, what even are Treaties? Is there more than one? And if so, are they all the same? And those are all really great questions to start a conversation.
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Designing with Two-Eyed Seeing
When you take on the role of a professional designer, it’s your responsibility to support people’s visions in a way that is authentic and true to who they are. That often requires a designer to research and become knowledgeable in various topics, but sometimes, we as designers can misrepresent the work when we are not …
Decolonizing Conservation
There is a quote from Mary Brave Bird, a Lakota woman, writer, and activist, that has always stood out to me. She said “The land is sacred. The land is our mother, the river is our blood.” For millennia, Indigenous peoples have been expertly managing the lands and waters that settlers call Canada and North …
The “R” Word
Up until recent years, the white, western research tradition has been used to shape narratives around Indigenous peoples in order to support and perpetuate the colonial agenda.
Indigenous Protected and Conserved Areas (IPCAs): Benefits and Examples
IPCAs are the future of protected areas, if you’d like to learn more about them, check out the blog!