Category: Education and Learning

Footprints: Environment and the Way We Live
Education and Learning

Footprints: Environment and the Way We Live

The aim of Footprints: Environment and the Way We Live
is to present films and teaching material that explore, document and
bring to light various environmental problems Canadians have been
facing for over half a century. Some Canadian films on the subject date
back to 1928! The site also aims to illustrate and explain the
unbreakable ties between Canadians’ social and cultural lives and their
environment; to expose the environmental problems facing the people,
wildlife and plants of Canada; and to help teachers present the issues
linked to the relationship between our culture and our environment in a
dynamic and easily understood form, while meeting the objectives of
school curricula. The site targets high school and college students as
well as other Canadians and consists of an English and a French part.

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Books and Resources, Education and Learning, Manitoba

Landscapes from Manidoo Abi – A Photographic Journey on the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg

rp_Manidoo_Abi-thumb-200x160.jpgFor the First Nations people who have lived for thousands of years on
the Eastside of Lake Winnipeg this is the place where the Creator sits
– Manidoo Abi.

The intent of Landscapes from Manidoo Abi is to capture for the first
time ever the timeless beauty of the land and waterways on the Eastside
of Lake Winnipeg and share these stunning colour photograph images with
the rest of the world, and to broadly promote the area, as stated by
UNESCO, “as an outstanding example of the Canadian Boreal Shield both
geographically and culturally.”

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Education and Learning

Green & Environmental Conferences and Events in Canada

Planetfriendly.net is pleased to announce the launch of the Canadian Green and Environmental Conferences Calendar. The most comprehensive listing of green and environmental conferences in Canada, topics range from climate change, to organic gardening, to pedestrian-friendly neighbourhoods. Environmental groups and nonprofits, education, government and industry are all represented.

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