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Modern Treaties in Canada: A Call for Engaged, Collaborative Historical Research
by Andrew Stuhl, Bruce Uviluq, Anna Logie, and Derek Rasmussen Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at ActiveHistory.ca. Modern treaties are reshaping Canada. Since 1975, the federal government and Indigenous communities […]
The Environmental History of the Gulf of St. Lawrence
He was looking at her closely as they went up a hill after crossing a river so blue that Jane had exclaimed in rapture over it . . . a […]
The Now-Annual Call for Syllabi
It’s a new school year – new lunchbox, new pencils, new syllabi! Like last year, if you’ve got new classes in or involving environmental history, we’d like to hear from […]
History Lingers at Muskrat Falls
Editor’s Note: This post is the fourth and final in a series titled “Dam Nation: Hydroelectric Developments in Canada.” Is Muskrat Falls a Big Dam? Muskrat Falls is an 824-megawatt capacity hydroelectric project […]
Hydroelectric Development in Eeyou-James Bay
Editor’s Note: This post is the third in a series titled “Dam Nation: Hydroelectric Developments in Canada.” James Bay is a place that evokes different histories, different perspectives of nationhood, and a good […]
“To C or not to C”: Dam Development in Northern British Columbia
Editor’s Note: This post is the second in a series titled “Dam Nation: Hydroelectric Developments in Canada.” The pun is terrible, but Hamlet’s soliloquy about choices and consequences is an apt place […]
#EnvHist Worth Reading: August 2016
Every month I carefully track the most popular and significant environmental history articles, videos, audio, and other items making their way through the online environmental history (#envhist) community. You can […]
Dam Nation: Hydroelectric Developments in Canada
Editor’s Note: This is the introductory post for a series titled “Dam Nation: Hydroelectric Developments in Canada.” Is hydroelectricity “green”? Renewable energy advocates are divided on this score. On the one hand, electricity from […]
Environmental Nuisances and Political Contestation in Canadian Cities: A Special Issue of Urban History Review/Revue d’histoire urbaine
By Owen Temby and Jessica van Horssen The latest issue of Urban History Review/Revue histoire urbaine is a special themed issue we guest edited on the topic of environmental nuisances and […]
Finding Longleaf Pine in American History
Editor’s Note: This post is the second in the “Seeds: New Research in Environmental History” series cosponsored by NiCHE and Edge Effects, highlighting the work of members of the American Society for Environmental History […]
Rats and Communism: Protecting Alberta from Invasion in the Early Cold War
Among Alberta’s various international claims to fame is its status as the only rat-free region in North America. While the Norway Rat, a species that now inhabits all continents save […]
Model Environments: Engineering the Niagara and St. Lawrence Megaprojects
Something about models fascinates people. I’m not talking about the “super” kind that strut on catwalks. I’m referring to the three-dimensional representation variety. Models are a staple of the heritage […]
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