Indigenous knowledge – Westwood Lab

Westwood Lab and partners publish paper on Indigenous knowledge about tǫdzı (boreal caribou): Part 1

Congratulations to Jackie Saturno, former lab Research Associate, on this lead author publication setting a foundation for how Indigenous knowledge about tǫdzı (one of the Dene words for boreal caribou) can be used to better guide conservation planning. The paper brings together a diverse team from across government departments and agencies along with the invaluableContinue reading “Westwood Lab and partners publish paper on Indigenous knowledge about tǫdzı (boreal caribou): Part 1”

LETTER FROM SRES FACULTY TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST MI’KMAW LEADERS

In response to the violence against Mi’Kmaw leaders, fishers and fisheries in southwestern Nova Scotia, Dr. Alana Westwood and her colleagues from the School for Resource and Environmental Studies at Dalhousie University co-signed a letter to Prime Minister Justine Trudeau. The letter, sent in by Dr. Karen Beazley, outlined their support for the Mi’kmaq andContinue reading “LETTER FROM SRES FACULTY TO PRIME MINISTER JUSTIN TRUDEAU IN RESPONSE TO VIOLENCE AGAINST MI’KMAW LEADERS”