The Globe and Mail opines on the challenges of internet-enabled classrooms (internet-enabled students?). Their take is apropos of my recent concerns about googling during lectures. Gist: As Leslie Chan delivered a lecture about the history of the United Nations to his students at the University of Toronto earlier this year, some pupils took notes on [...]
This time, it’s the Red Chris Mine, near Iskut Village. Red Chris is owned by bcMetals and the project has motivated blockades by Iskut elders in past years. The mine is in the news this week because, as theTyee.ca reports: Sierra Legal Defence Fund, on behalf of MiningWatch Canada, is seeking an order from the [...]
Please see updates, below. Mark Hume’s internet discussion on this issue is very interesting. The Nuxalk have posted links to these stories and additional information about the eulachon on their new website. The Nuxalk First Nation (Coast Salish; Bella Coola, BC) has held its gathering for the eulachon. They dubbed it ‘A Feast of Shame.’ [...]
CBC.ca reports that forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan are being issued decks of ‘archaeology cards.’ The cards are part of a program to make troops aware of the heritage resources of both countries. You might remember that the last set of cards issued to troops were covered with the images of the war’s most [...]
Hat tip to Lorenz at Antropologi.info for noticing that the articles and book reviews in Anthropologica are freely available. The date range is 2002-2005. Anthropologica is the journal of the Canadian Anthropological Society. You can access the articles here. Sphere: Related Content
Merran Smith of Forest Ethics (Smithers, BC) writes in theTyee.ca about the opposition to Shell Oil’s interest in coal-bed methane in the Klappan Region of northwestern BC. This comes on the heels of a video by Dogwood Initiative and a news article by Joel Connelly of the Seattle Post Intelligencer. (See my recent blog post.) [...]
I’ve just stumbled across Archive.org. With institutional support from the Library of Congress and the National Science Foundation, among others, this site offers material in text, audio, and video formats. Software and other digital items, like lectures and educational material, are also available. Copyright appears to be respected. Anthropological items are available; most are post-copyright. [...]
The Supreme Court of BC overturned the convictions of several aboriginal fishers arrested in 2001 for fishing during a DFO closure on the Fraser River. The judge noted that the trial judge did not consider adequately the aboriginal rights of the fishers based largely on their fishing preferences: In failing to recognize the native fishers [...]
The Dogwood Initiative has posted a video on Youtube about Shell’s exploration and development in northwestern British Columbia. It makes comparisons between Shell’s poor environmental and human rights track record in Nigeria and potential destruction of what Tahltan people call the Sacred Headwaters (the headwaters of the Skeena, Nass, Spatsizi, and Stikine Rivers). The video [...]
Glenn Moses is a curriculum specialist, high school teacher, and recently promoted to an assistant principal. He has a fascinating description of using an ZohoShow (an internet-based and free type of powerpoint) and Skype to work with a student to improve an upcoming classroom presentation. Beyond student instruction, the collaborative possibilities seem endless. They would [...]
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