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Knowledge Sharing
Providing information and education to communities and schools in Lac La Ronge Indian Band (LLRIB) traditional territory is a key project goal. We aim to promote scientific and Traditional Ecological Knowledge of local plants and soils, as well as, share information on the ways vegetation can be managed under power lines. In addition, we wish to share our research interests and passions with students who may be considering post-secondary education.
The lessons we plan to deliver will introduce students to plant communities on boreal rights-of-way, using both Traditional Ecological Knowledge and scientific strategies, and to a suite of vegetation management techniques used in integrated vegetation management. We wish to visit the schools three times over the next two years: approximately May 2017, September/October 2017 and May 2018. These visits will span the length of our research project and return visits will allow us to effectively support student learning. Currently we are looking to work with four schools: Senator Myles Venne School in Air Ronge, Churchill Community High School in La Ronge, Nihithow Awasis School in Grandmother’s Bay, and Ospwakun Sepe School in Brabant Lake. Due to the age range of students between schools we have tried to make the lessons scalable to various abilities. [Top of Page]
Visit 1: May 2017
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​Lesson 1, Learning from the Land (May 2017 – 2 days, outdoors): The goal of this lesson is to promote questioning and learning through observation of nature, using both Traditional Ecological Knowledge and scientific strategies. Co-leadership with a local Elder or knowledge keeper is intended to help students learn about place-based practices, local plant communities and facilitate knowledge sharing among all parties. Much knowledge resides in local communities from years of observation and practice. Using scientific data collection techniques will help students quantify their observations. Students will gain an understanding of different ways of knowing with regards to natural plant communities. [Top of Page]
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This lesson plan is free to use and adapt.
We are curious about its use and would love to hear
from any users. katherine.stewart@usask.ca
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Visit 2: September/October 2017
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Lesson 2, Plant Manipulation (Sept./Oct., 2017 – 1 day, in class): The goal of this lesson is to understand the concept and practice of integrated vegetation management. Integrated vegetation management plans use, in combination, methods such as mechanical cutting , chemical removal and ecological competition to control vegetation. Students will learn about each vegetation control technique at an interactive station. Data collected by students during lesson 1 and subsequently compiled by the research team will be presented to students and reviewed. [Top of Page]
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This lesson plan is free to use and adapt.
We are curious about its use and would love to hear
from any users. katherine.stewart@usask.ca
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Visit 3: March/April 2018
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Lesson 3 (Mar./Apr., 2018 - half day, in class): The goal of this lesson is to provide students with a rudimentary understanding of the duty to consult and accommodate. By the end of the lesson students will have a basic understanding of the roots of the duty to consult and accommodate, of the purpose and procedure of the duty to consult and accommodate, and of how it differs from community engagement. This knowledge can be used in future when students and their communities are approached by government or developers. [Top of Page]
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This lesson plan is free to use and adapt.
We are curious about its use and would love to hear
from any users. katherine.stewart@usask.ca