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Unsettling the record: modelling the devastating cumulative effects of selected environmental stressors and loss of human life caused by colonization in Burrard Inlet, Canada
In this paper we present a collaborative, transdisciplinary research project that explores the cumulative ecological and human impacts of colonization on the səl̓ilwət (Tsleil-Wat, Burrard Inlet) ecosystem in what is now known as British Columbia, Canada.
More About This Resource Unsettling the record: modelling the devastating cumulative effects of selected environmental stressors and loss of human life caused by colonization in Burrard Inlet, CanadaA Fish-Focused Menu: An Interdisciplinary Reconstruction of Ancestral Tsleil-Waututh Diets
The study of past subsistence offers archeologists a lens through which we can understand relationships between people and their homelands. səl̓ilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) is a Coast Salish Nation whose traditional and unceded territory centers on səl̓ilwət (Tsleil-Wat, Burrard Inlet, British Columbia, Canada).
More About This Resource A Fish-Focused Menu: An Interdisciplinary Reconstruction of Ancestral Tsleil-Waututh DietsStudy finds impacts of colonization destroyed nearly 90% of Burrard Inlet food ecosystems
Researchers say, to their knowledge, study is the first to quantify impacts of colonization on an ecosystem.
More About This Resource Study finds impacts of colonization destroyed nearly 90% of Burrard Inlet food ecosystemsNew study confirms Tsleil-Waututh Nation's rich pre-colonial diet
New research between the səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation) and the University of British Columbia shows how the nation's diet was varied and rich in nutrition and came from abundant food sources in what is now southwestern B.C.
More About This Resource New study confirms Tsleil-Waututh Nation's rich pre-colonial dietNourishing Futures Sustainable Indigenous School Food Programs
This event invited speakers to share their stories of success and challenges about how Indigenous communities are developing sustainable school food programs (meaning how they are working towards longer-term funding, involvement, and other aspects to support their programs to thrive in the longer term).
More About This Resource Nourishing Futures Sustainable Indigenous School Food ProgramsAvalily Permaculture and the Earthskills Institute
Avalily Permaculture and Earthskills Institute offers consulting, design, project mentorship, and educational services and programs sharing modern and traditional knowledge and skills for self-sufficiency.
More About This Resource Avalily Permaculture and the Earthskills InstituteIndigenous Foodways in Schools Grants - Virtual Discussions
Farm to Cafeteria Canada's Indigenous Foodways in Schools Grants will provide funding for Indigenous school communities throughout Canada to support their long-term community visions of Indigenous food security and food sovereignty that are implemented in the school setting.
More About This Resource Indigenous Foodways in Schools Grants - Virtual DiscussionsLocal Foods to School
Local Foods to School is a program that connects K-12 schools and local farms with Indigenous ways of knowing.
More About This Resource Local Foods to SchoolFarm to Cafeteria Canada: Indigenous Foodways
This website outlines the goals and functions of Farm to Cafeteria Canada's Indigenous Foodways project.
More About This Resource Farm to Cafeteria Canada: Indigenous FoodwaysHarvest4Knowledge
Harvest4Knowledge is an Indigenous plant and traditional knowledge project taking place on the homeland of the Lekwungen people, now known as the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations. The project has set out to bring Indigenous plants and traditional knowledge into the minds and hearts of children and youth.
More About This Resource Harvest4KnowledgeIndigenous Foodscapes Program
Indigenous Foodscapes is an Indigenous plant and pedagogy pilot project taking place on the unceded territories of xwme0kwy’em (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
More About This Resource Indigenous Foodscapes ProgramCanning Foods: Your guide to successful canning
Canning is a way to preserve food by heating it and sealing it in an airtight container. This guide focuses on how to can food by heating it in glass jars, which forms a vacuum to create an airtight seal. This process allows you to store the jars at room temperature and to enjoy the food for months to come. This guide is an introduction to the joys of canning. It describes best practices in canning and can be used as a reference for safe canning techniques and tested recipes.
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