Upcoming 3 June 2021: Canada’s Parks Council and others to host webinar on Indigenous Use of Fire in Protected Areas
Co-hosted by the Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership, Canadian Parks Council and Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership, this webinar will focus on the importance of Indigenous fire knowledge in parks and protected areas.
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WHEN: 1pm-2pm EDT 3 June 2021
WHAT: This webinar will explore the exciting opportunities and challenges that exist at the nexus of fire management, reconciliation and Indigenous-led conservation. This session will pull on expertise from the interdisciplinary team supporting the Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership’s ‘Indigenous Uses of Fire Steering Committee’. This team is actively exploring how best to engage Indigenous fire knowledge in the context of Canadian national parks and conservation spaces more broadly.
WHO: Moderated by: Robin Roth, University of Guelph and Conservation through Reconciliation Partnership. Panelists: Amy Cardinal Christianson, Canadian Forest Service, Nathan Cardinal, Nature Conservancy of Canada, Elder Rick Beaver, Ecologist & Artist, Alderville First Nation