Experiential Science 30: Disturbance and Development (Indigenous Knowledge Lesson Plan)

Industrial development can be important for economic development, but it also poses serious threats to the environment. For instance, chemicals used in mining can enter waterways. Understanding these impacts is important when making decisions about approving projects and identifying ways to mitigate...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Karsgaard, Carrie, Mackay, Mackenzie, Catholique, Alexandria
Other Authors: Parlee, Brenda
Format: Course Material
Language:English
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Northwest Territories
industrial development
economic development
impacts on wateways
mitigate negative effects of development
Indigenous knowledge
local traditional knowledge
environmental disturbances
Online Access:https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/65afc1f8-9143-4e02-959c-d8d24754ffdd
https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-jk1a-sk12
Description
Summary:Industrial development can be important for economic development, but it also poses serious threats to the environment. For instance, chemicals used in mining can enter waterways. Understanding these impacts is important when making decisions about approving projects and identifying ways to mitigate the negative effects. This lesson exposes students to resource development projects in the Northwest Territories, introduces how Indigenous knowledge and local communities contribute to understanding of toxins, and allows students to investigate the environmental disturbances that can arise from development. Students will be challenged to apply their learning to investigate a local issue using primary and secondary research, and then convey what they learned in a creative way.

Similar Items