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Jun 6 2010
Exploring Ethnobiology: Preserving Traditional Foodways among Indigenous Youth
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As people throughout the Western world are increasingly seeking to reconnect with their food, there's a lot to be learned from the many peoples who have long maintained these dynamic relationships between their sustenance and the earth. Ethnobiologists research these very relationships through a scientific lens and it's a field of study bringing together many disciplines like anthropology, ecology and conservation to name just a few.

Dawn Morrison
Generations and Youth, Infants and Children, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability, Responsibility and Relationships, Economics
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Apr 13 2010
Our Land, My People
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In the film Our Land, My People, the Lubicon people tell the story of their 30 year struggle for justice. It's a story of environmental destruction and shocking discrimination. It's also a story of determination and hope.

mlward
Land Access/Distribution, Land Grab, Land Management, Land Title and Rights, Elders, Infants and Children, Health, Environment, Protection and Direct Action, Economics
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Mar 23 2010
BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs
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Updated: June 2, 2009

"We believe it is much better to prevent a cancer than to treat it after it has developed."
Dr. David McLean, Head, BC Cancer Agency Prevention Programs

Did you know that more than 50% of cancers are preventable? What you eat, whether you smoke, your level of activity, and how you spend time in the sun are all lifestyle choices that can affect your chances of getting cancer - and your chances of preventing it.

You can also protect yourself through the BC Cancer Agency's Screening Programs, which can detect breast and cervical cancer at early stages.

Kjensen
Generations and Youth, Elders, Adults, Youth, Infants and Children, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Lifestyle
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Mar 4 2010
APTN Brings Viewers Perspectives on the Environment
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"APTN BRINGS VIEWERS “PERSPECTIVES ON THE ENVIRONMENT”

March 1, 2010 - APTN National News will premiere Perspectives on the Environment, a week dedicated to environmental issues affecting communities across Canada. The stories, which will be featured during APTN National News March 8 to March 11 at 6:00 pm ET on APTN East/MT on APTN West/CT on APTN North/ET on APTN HD, and will culminate in an hour-long special season finale edition of APTN InFocus March 12, will focus on the major issues in every region of Canada: North, South/Central, East and West.

John Hummel
Land Management, Land Title and Rights, Infants and Children, Health, Environment, Food Related Illness and Disease
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Jan 25 2010
1st Annual Interior of B.C. Indigenous Food Sovereignty Conference Final Report
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Since the time of contact with non Indigenous settlers in the southern interior of B.C. many traditional Indigenous harvesters including hunters, fishermen, and gatherers from the Ktunaxa, Nlaka’pamux, Secwepemc, St’at’imc, Syilx, and Ts’ilqotin nations have repeatedly expressed concern about the declining health and abundance of culturally important foods in our respective traditional territories. Therefore, the Interior of B.C.

Dawn Morrison
Land Access/Distribution, Land Management, Land Title and Rights, Generations and Youth, Elders, Adults, Youth, Infants and Children, Health, Nutrition, Environment, Lifestyle, Food Related Illness and Disease, Sustainability, Conservation Ecology, Protection and Direct Action, Responsibility and Relationships, Eco-cultural Restoration, Economics, Economic Values, Household Economics
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