In Land and Life

Pretty soon In Land and Life will be hiring a new Research Associate.  Please feel free to circulate this posting widely. Research Associate Position for the Environmental Conservation Lab (environmentalconservationlab.ca) working on the In Land and Life Project (inlandandlife.ca) Job Description Provide overall project coordination for wildlife disease related research being conducted with Aboriginal communities [...]

There are a number of developments for In Land and Life.  As some of you may know, samples of moose liver, kidney, fat, and hide were submitted for toxicological analysis.  This was to test for heavy metals and contaminants in general to see if we would find them in parts of the moose that we [...]

Anna Weier who is working with the In Land and Life Project had the opportunity to write an article about her experiences at the campout last summer and it was chosen to be published in PrioNet’s newsletter called PrioNews.  Read about In Land and Life in PrioNews.  Find the whole PrioNews newsletter here.

The second In Land and Life is out and it’s better than ever.  Read stories from the campout, check out some great drawings and find out who was Hot and who was Hawt (same thing as Hot, just with cooler spelling) at the campout!! Check out the newsletter  Page 1, page 2/3 and page 4 and [...]

Leona Tootoosis I think that the serenity of it.  It’s peaceful, and everybody is so friendly, like you knew them from before.  And the hard working people that I observed, you know there was no specific time to do anything.  It was just done as needed without needing to be told.  Even those young boys [...]

During the day on October 8th at the Resource Center Boardroom there will be a meeting to discuss the project.  The meeting will go from 10:00am to 2:00pm.  Carmen Fuentealba will be talking about the animal sampling and the results of the tests that have been done.  Manon Roy will be getting feedback on the [...]

If you want to find out more about the mapping component of the In Land and Life project, read Katie Peterson’s article entitled Charting a New Course in the July-September 2010 PrioNews.  Read the full newsletter here.

Check out this video compilation of a hunting trip at the In Land and Life Camp Out.

Entering a different culture is often a great opportunity to learn new skills, experience new ways of living, and share thoughts and worldviews.  One issue that people frequently deal with when entering a new culture is gender roles – different expectations for how men and women interact in society.  In this blog, Dayna Kroeker and [...]

It is Thursday afternoon; Stefan, Tami and I have just arrived in Edmonton from Winnipeg. We rent a car and start the road trip up to the 2010 In Land and Life campout site 45 minutes from Whitecourt. It’s a beautiful day, but we’re nervous, we’re all a little awkward and are not looking forward [...]