Are the natural sciences ready for truth, healing, and reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada? Exploring ‘settler readiness’ at a world-class freshwater research station

• Published in: Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences
• Main Authors: Bozhkov, Elissa, Walker, Chad, McCourt, Vanessa, Castleden, Heather
• Other Authors: Canadian Institutes of Health Research
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2020
• Subjects: General Environmental Science; Geography, Planning and Development; Canada; Ela; anishina*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13412-020-00601-0; http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s13412-020-00601-0.pdf; http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13412-020-00601-0/fulltext.html

Abstract The Experimental Lakes Area in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, is a globally prominent freshwater research facility, conducting impactful whole-of-lake experiments on so-called ‘pristine’ lakes and watersheds. These lakes are located in traditional Anishinaabe (Indigenous) territory and the h...