New and Noteworthy

With Environment Canada’s help, CIER was able to invite assist thirty (30) Aboriginal people from a broad range of ecozones and ecoregions in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta to participate in the 2010 Prairie Conservation and Endangered Species Conference (PCESC). Attendance at the PCESC helped participants to build relationships with each other, with researchers, and with governments. Participants also increased their capacity to protect and recover species at risk and their habitat. A major theme of the conference was about the importance of partnering with land users, including First Nations, as the most effective way to protect endagered species and even the prairie landscape itself.

It was nice to see that there are people out in the real world trying protect the animals. There was a lot of good information that I can use here at home. The presentation that I liked was getting the youth active on protecting environment and protecting species that are in need of  help.

- Raymond Dussion, Cumberland House

The next PCESC will be in Alberta in 2013. We look forward to seeing you there.

In a previous post, we informed you about the possibility of a CIER-hosted Terry Tobias workshop - “Best practices for the documentation of spatial knowledge”. We're happy to announce that 15 people registered (the minimum required), so what was a possibility has become a reality!

Some more good news is that we have 10 spots remaining, so if you'd like to register, please contact us no later than March 31, 2010.

To recap some of the workshop details:

Date: April 19-20, 2010
Location: Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

Registration cost for the workshop is $300 per person. Registration will cover:

* The 2-day workshop delivered by Terry Tobias
* Workshop materials (maps, mylar, pens)
* Lunch for two days

For a full description, please visit the Workshop Backgrounder.

Thank you to everyone who submitted an application for our Administrative Assistant posting. The application deadline has now been reached, and we will no longer be accepting applications for this position.

CIER's Executive Director, Merrell-Ann Phare, will be participating in a live APTN InFocus broadcast on environmental issues on March 12th at 5:00pm CST. 
 
During this live panel discussion, a variety of environmental issues will be discussed such as: potential watershed pollution by industrial development, mercury poisoning, and First Nation water quality issues and management.

Terry Tobias Workshop 2010  - “Best practices for the documentation of spatial knowledge”

Date: April 19-20, 2010
Location: Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources, Winnipeg (Manitoba)

CIER would like to host a two-day workshop by Terry Tobias, who will provide a thorough introduction to the map biography method of documenting spatial knowledge. The workshop will focus on providing hands-on experience with the map biography method outlined in Terry Tobias’s new book “Living Proof”. Participants will be introduced to making map biographies by interviewing mock respondents/informants so as to record their spatial knowledge on plastic overlays of NTS base maps.

Registration cost for the workshop is $300 per person. Registration will cover:

* The 2-day workshop delivered by Terry Tobias
* Workshop materials (maps, mylar, pens)
* Lunch for two days

Please note: A minimum of 15 participants will need to be registered for the workshop to run. Attendance will be capped at 25 participants.

Registration deadline: FEBRUARY 26, 2010

To register, please contact us.