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December 21, 2024December 21, 20241 minute readby Jessica DeWitt

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The Network in Canadian History & Environment (NiCHE) is a confederation of researchers & educators who work at the intersection of nature & history.

“In 2002, biologist Dr. Tyrone Hayes conducted a

“In 2002, biologist Dr. Tyrone Hayes conducted a series of experiments that revealed that the most common herbicide, Atrazine, “feminized” male frogs at concentrations below that allowed in drinking water in the United States. He hypothesized that Atrazine works as an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC), converting testosterone to estrogen in frogs. Hayes’s research ignited an ongoing political controversy over whether Atrazine causes hermaphroditism in amphibians, humans, and other species. Although the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta, argues that the pesticide is safe, Hayes and other scientists have increasingly demonstrated a link between Atrazine and threats to public health and the environment.” - Meg Perret
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“‘Chemical Castration’: White Genocide and Male Extinction in Rhetoric of Endocrine Disruption” is our most-read article of all time!
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https://niche-canada.org/2020/06/09/chemical-castration-white-genocide-and-male-extinction-in-rhetoric-of-endocrine-disruption/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #historyofscience #queerecology #scicomm #endocrinedisruptors #atrazine #frogs

“The Big Tree is a reminder of how badly New Bru

“The Big Tree is a reminder of how badly New Brunswick’s forests have been managed.” - Mark McLaughlin.
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“The Big Tree, Forestry in New Brunswick, and the Value of Nature” by Mark McLaughlin is our ninth most-read article of all time!
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https://niche-canada.org/2011/05/04/the-big-tree-forestry-in-new-brunswick-and-the-value-of-nature-2/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #foresthistory #newbrunswick

“Queering Ecofeminism: Towards an Anti-Far-Right

“Queering Ecofeminism: Towards an Anti-Far-Right Environmentalism” is our fifth most-read article of all time!
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #queerecology #queertheory #ecofeminism

“Frank Herbert’s Ecology and the Science of So

“Frank Herbert’s Ecology and the Science of Soil Conservation” by Veronika Kratz is our tenth most-read article of all time.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #historyofscience #soilconservation #dunes #dune #sciencefiction

We’ve updated our Linktree! You can now find a c

We’ve updated our Linktree! You can now find a clickable replica of our Instagram grid at the link in our bio. Check it out!
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #envhum #environmentalhumanities #historicalgeography #canadianhistory

Fundraising Success! – With the help of our amazin

Fundraising Success! - With the help of our amazing community of supporters, NiCHE managed to raise more than $13,000 during our 2024 Fundraising Campaign!
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Learn more about the campaign and how funds will be used on our website.
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Image: NiCHE tote designed by our editor Nicole Miller. Available in our merchandise shop!
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/20/fundraising-success/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #envhum #environmentalhumanities #canadianhistory #historicalgeography

NiCHE Conversations 5.5: Richard Yeomans 🔹 In o

NiCHE Conversations 5.5: Richard Yeomans
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In our latest NiCHE conversation, @jmariedewitt chatted with @richrray about the impact of the 1778 Taxation of the Colonies Act and its impact on the British North American fishery, the role of overfishing in the policing of this border, and how water borders enrich our understanding of border history.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #coastalhistory #britishhistory #canadianhistory #nicheconversations

We are wrapping up our 20th anniversary year with

We are wrapping up our 20th anniversary year with a look at our top ten most-read articles of all time! Find the list on our website.
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From humble beginnings, we now enjoy an international readership. Thanks to everyone who has helped make this happen. Happy holidays!
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/19/niche-at-20-top-ten-most-read-articles-of-all-time/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #envhum #environmentalhumanities

Our next NiCHE Conversation will be on Friday, Dec

Our next NiCHE Conversation will be on Friday, December 20th, at 12pm EST on Instagram Live.
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@richrray will join @jmariedewitt to chat about the pre-confederation British North American fishery, border policing, and the legal status of inshore waters at the time.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #coastalhistory #nicheconversations

Today on our website we have “Trouble with Women

Today on our website we have “Trouble with Women and Cod: Multispecies Entanglements in Newfoundland and Labrador’s Colonial History” by Vicki S. Hallett. Link in bio!
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This article was originally published with Acadiensis.
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Image: Women putting washing to dry on fish flakes, laundry also hanging to dry in schooner’s rigging. Venison Island, Labrador. 1885. Credit: H.N. Robinson/Library and Archives Canada/PA-103076.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #newfoundlandandlabrador #genderhistory #womenshistory #coastalhistory

“Flattened History” by Mack Penner is the firs

“Flattened History” by Mack Penner is the first article coming out of “The Future of Knowledge Mobilization and Public History Online” workshop held at Huron College by @activehistory.ca in August 2024.
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This article was originally published on Active History.
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Image: MIT Museum: CADR – The LISP Machine (late 1970s) (detail)” by Chris Devers is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #writing #canadianhistory #ai

New open-access Special Issue of Museum & Society:

New open-access Special Issue of Museum & Society: “Mobilizing Museum Minerals”
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Edited by @coucoucamille and Eleanor S. Armstrong
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This special issue of Museum & Society showcases burgeoning critical approaches to the collection, interpretation, and display of mineralogical specimens in museums while expanding understandings of their transformative potential in an era of rising ecological injustice. Ranging from conceptual explorations of mineral cataloguing to reflections on reclaimed biocultural heritage, the papers gathered in this collection suggest productive pathways for scholars and practitioners to attend to the social, political, and environmental qualities of museum minerals.
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Find links to the articles on our website.
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/special-issue-of-museum-society-mobilizing-museum-minerals/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #museums #minerals #geology #naturalhistory

Graduate Student Opportunities: Mining Danger Proj

Graduate Student Opportunities: Mining Danger Project Call for Students
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The Mining Danger Project is a historical research initiative funded through an Insight Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. The project will examine the historical impacts of occupational disease, accidents and pollution on mine workers and mining communities in Canada.
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Find more information on our website.
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Image: “Canary in a Coal Mine” by Michael Sonnabend is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/16/graduate-student-opportunities-mining-danger-project-call-for-students-2/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #mining #mininghistory

“I am sometimes asked if Canadians always oppose

“I am sometimes asked if Canadians always opposed the construction of oil pipelines, and the answer is yes, but not in the ways we might think of today.” - @seankheraj
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Find Kheraj’s full @thewalrus talk on our website.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #energyhistory #pipelines

In his @thewalrus talk earlier this year, @seankhe

In his @thewalrus talk earlier this year, @seankheraj told the story of “Three Stories of Pipeline Opposition.” Find the video and more info on our website.
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Image: Transcanada Pipeline Completion, 1958. R169-1120-8-E, Volume number: 626. Library and Archives Canada.
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/13/three-stories-of-oil-pipeline-opposition/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #energyhistory #pipelines

Call for Applications: Joan Mitchell Travel Award

Call for Applications: Joan Mitchell Travel Award 2025 - @laurier.archives
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Application Deadline: 20 January 2025
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The Joan Mitchell Travel Award supports researchers wishing to travel to Laurier Archives and Special Collections to conduct original, scholarly research using our archival and rare book collections. The award is valued at $1000 and may be used to offset the cost of travel and lodging. Students enrolled in graduate programs at the Master’s or doctoral level and established scholars in any field are invited to apply.
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/12/call-for-applications-joan-mitchell-travel-award-2025-2/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory

Our Most-Read Posts Published in October: 1) “Th

Our Most-Read Posts Published in October:
1) “The Problem with Axe the Tax” by Lori Lee Oates
2) “beautiful babybeaver catalog: The Countercultural Imaginary of the Canadian Whole Earth Almanac” by @_ghostpine
3) “The Oulu Diaries - A First Timer’s Reflections on the World Congress of Environmental History” by @rubymekkel
4) “‘Agenda for the 1970s’: A Genealogy of Organized Labour’s Environmental Activism in Ontario” by Chad Montrie
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Find links to all these articles and to subscribe to our newsletter in our bio.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #canadianhistory #piche #wceh2024

Find conversations with @bcordeir15, @sarak.25, @i

Today on our website we have “Herding with My ‘Enlightened Wolves’” by @rworring.
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This piece was originally published with @activehistory.ca
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Image: “Reggie the Wonder Dog Herding Sheep with Solar Shepherd” by AgriSolar Clearinghouse is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history #animalhistory #dogs #sheepherding #herdingdogs

Our editor-in-chief, @jmariedewitt, is back with h

Our editor-in-chief, @jmariedewitt, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading from November! Link in bio!
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Image: “Two kinds of tarhana” by Badseed is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
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https://niche-canada.org/2024/12/09/envhist-worth-reading-november-2024/
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#envhist #environmentalhistory #history

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