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National parks beginning to reopen across the country
Not all, but many of Canada's national parks will reopen to some extent on June 1
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Smother Nature: The struggle to protect Banff National Park
In Banff National Park, Alberta, as in protected areas across the country, managers find it difficult to balance the desire of people to experience wilderness with an imperative to conserve it
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Parks Canada places commemorating the First World War
Sites across Canada honouring the war
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How to stop a gold rush
The new movement building flourishing tourism hubs across Canada – one sustainable example at a time
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Parks Canada to take ‘nature first’ approach to managing national parks
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03In the Supreme Court’s Peel watershed decision, signs of hope for a new land power paradigm
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Introducing the 2020 Can Geo Challenge national finalists
Young geographers are preparing for a busy weekend of quizzes, virtual fieldwork, and a live-streamed national final
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Métis Nation-Saskatchewan, Canadian Geographic launch program to revive the Michif language
The Future of Michif program aims to inspire the next generation of Métis to learn their traditional language and educate Canadians on Métis history and culture
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Canada’s Coolest School Trip arrives in Jasper National Park
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Can Geo Challenge 2021 National Final Weekend
Meet the top 20 finalists competing in the 2021 Challenge National Final
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Bison, teepees and black bears: Canada’s Coolest School Trip takes a deeper dive into Riding Mountain National Park
Highlights from day two of Canada’s Coolest School Trip
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Excerpt from The Canada Jay as the National Bird of Canada
Editor-in-chief and associate publisher Aaron Kylie contributed this chapter to a compilation book about the Canada Jay
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Meet our national bird: the gray jay
After two years, nearly 50,000 votes and thousands of public and expert comments, the Canadian Geographic National Bird Project concludes. Meet our newest national emblem.
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National Bird Project: Making a case for the ‘underbird’
Does a bird need to be famous to hold the title of Canada’s National Bird? Jody Allair thinks not.
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National Bird Project essays
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Kahkiihtwaam ee-pee-kiiweehtataahk: Bringing it back home again
The story of how a critically endangered Indigenous language can be saved
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Five projects that are helping to conserve endangered species in Canada’s national parks
From plains bison in Elk Island National Park to beluga whales in Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, Parks Canada is leading the charge on these crucial wildlife recovery programs
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More than just a game: Iroquois Nationals fight for inclusion in the 2022 World Games
Despite being the originators of lacrosse, the Haudenosaunee people are facing hurdles to have their sovereignty recognized on the international sports stage
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The sounds of silence
A sound artist listens for quiet in Grasslands National Park
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Why the North Pole matters: An important history of challenges and global fascination
In this essay, noted geologist and geophysicist Fred Roots explores the significance of the symbolic point at the top of the world. He submitted it to Canadian Geographic just before his death in October 2016 at age 93.
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Tom Longboat, Indigenous self-determination and discrimination in sport
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National Bird Debate kicks off Canada-wide conversation
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Meet the winners of the 2019 Indspire Awards
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Q&A with Jeff Westeinde on Ottawa’s Zibi project
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A cultural gold rush
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In search of promised lands
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Consultation, consent and the Trans Mountain pipeline
RCGS research grantee Erin Hanson provides context to the federal government's approval of the Trans Mountain Expansion Project that will traverse Tsleil-Waututh Nation territory in Vancouver
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Park Bagger: Adventures in the Canadian National Parks
In her quest to visit and get to know the parks, Marlis Butcher canoed, kayaked, mountain biked, backpacked, hiked, snowshoed, snorkelled, and trekked by whatever means of travel she could devise
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Bottled water found to contain microplastic contamination
“Luxury” water brands were among those with the highest amounts of plastic contamination, according to a new study
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Pimachiowin Aki faces challenges in World Heritage Site bid
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RCGS partners with First Nations, Inuit and Métis organizations to create Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Ambitious multi-platform, Indigenous-led project will be a tool for education and reconciliation
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Photos: A celebration of First Nations at the Calgary Stampede
Beyond the rodeo and the chuckwagon races, the Calgary Stampede is one of the country’s longest-running public celebrations of Indigenous cultures
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Reclaiming Indigenous matriarchy with Sandy Ward
The latest in our Colour the Trail series
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Stories of survival
Sometimes, the people you interview puncture you and you can’t leave them behind
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La SGRC, en partenariat avec les organismes des premières nations, des Inuits et des Métis, prévoit créer l’Atlas des peuples autochtones du Canada
Ce projet multiplateforme et ambitieux, lancé par les peuples autochtones, sera un outil d’éducation et de réconciliation.
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Canada’s first national urban park
It’s an ambitious plan: take the traditional Parks Canada wilderness concept and plunk it in the country’s largest city. But can Toronto’s Rouge National Urban Park help balance city life with wildlife?
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Four things to know about Thaidene Nëné, Canada’s newest national park reserve
The park nearly 50 years in the making has officially been established in the Northwest Territories
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Guardians of the grasslands
How conservationists and ranchers in Saskatchewan are working to slow the loss of an endangered ecosystem
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Thaidene Nëné: Land of the ancestors
The new Thaidene Nëné National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories is the heart of sacred Denesǫłiné homeland and a prophesied final refuge of clean water and ecological integrity in North America
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Six sites awaiting UNESCO World Heritage status
Parks Canada wants the public to nominate Canadian places worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status. Here are the six sites still on the waiting list.
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The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and the National Geographic Society join forces
The two iconic geographic societies formalize a renewed partnership
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Eight awesome things that happened at the 2018 RCGS Fellows Dinner
Remembering Louie Kamookak, a new Explorer-in-Residence and other highlights from the 89th Annual College of Fellows Dinner
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Cinq faits sur le 50 promenade Sussex
Apprenez davantage sur la nouvelle résidence de la Société géographique royale du Canada et le Canadian Geographic
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RCGS celebrates Indigenous languages with National Chief Perry Bellegarde and Wade Davis
The Society hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous languages to mark the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
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Charlene Bearhead on the role of education in truth and reconciliation
The former Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation on moving from apology to action in Canada’s 150th year
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For the North, by the North
A look back at some of the amazing projects that have won the $1-million Arctic Inspiration Prize
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Four flags that almost became Canada’s national flag
Our beloved red-and-white maple leaf flag was raised on Feb. 15, 1965, but not before years of angry debates and a parade of competing designs were put down
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Erebus and Terror National Historic Site proposed for Nunavut
Federal government commits $16.9 million over five years to further research on doomed Franklin expedition
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Throwback Thursday: How the Canadian Geographical Journal covered the Queen’s coronation
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5 facts about 50 Sussex Drive
Get to know the new home of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society and Canadian Geographic
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Throwback Thursday: An ode to National Parks
Henrietta Wilson wasn’t the first to write a love letter to Canada’s mountains, and I doubt she’ll be the last.
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Behind the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Links to previous Canadian Geographic stories provide coverage and context
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Q&A: Alex Trebek, National Geographic World Championship host
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Meet the 2017 Can Geo Challenge National Finalists
Twenty students from across Canada will also get to meet Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques, who will be hosting the final competition
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Team Canada wins silver at National Geographic World Championship
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Meet the 2019 Can Geo Challenge National Finalists
Canada's brightest young geography stars are on their way to Ottawa, where they'll meet underwater explorer Jill Heinerth, host of the May 27 live final
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Banff National Park braces for more visitors, charges in 2017 season
The national park laid 1,070 charges between 2006 and 2016 — more than any other national park in the country during the same period
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Rethinking the beaver
Has there ever been a national symbol more loathed or misunderstood? Has there ever been a more important time for the beaver to flourish?
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Best National Bird Project essays
Do you want one of these four birds to become Canada’s national bird?
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Tribes from US & Canada sign treaty to restore bison to Great Plains
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Why the loon should be Canada’s national bird
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Pourquoi le huard devrait être l’oiseau national du Canada
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Bison to return to Banff National Park
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Oh Canada jay! The story behind an icon-in-the-making
Largely unheralded until Canadian Geographic’s National Bird Project was held, the renamed Canada jay — formerly grey jay — has become in many minds the country’s national bird
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Connecting to 6,000 years of history at Wanuskewin Heritage Park
The cultural site near Saskatoon is working to connect non-Indigenous and Indigenous people to 6,000 years of the region’s First Nations heritage
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Chief Perry Bellegarde named Honorary President of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society
Bellegarde’s appointment to the Society’s top honorary position is a further acknowledgment of the strong ties between the former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations and the Society
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Indigenous climbing with Cassie Ayoungman
Part of our Colour the Trails series
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Prince Albert National Park
A guide to visiting the Saskatchewan National Park
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2018 Indspire Awards honour Indigenous excellence
A look at the winners of the 25th annual awards
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Aboriginal hydropower
Navigating the the collaborative future between First Nations and the Canadian hydro industry
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Map: National birds around the world
This map shows the national birds of other countries, according to governments and embassies around the world.
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Bruce Peninsula National Park
A guide to visiting the Ontario National Park
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Wi-Fi access being installed in Canada’s national parks
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Canada votes for a national bird
Thanks to everyone who cast their vote in Canadian Geographic's National Bird Project!
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How Statistics Canada measures the nation’s obesity
Data on each province's obesity rates affects public policy. How accurate is it?
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Water protection and youth activism with Autumn Peltier
Environmental activist and chief water commissioner for the Anishinabek Nation on the importance of protecting fresh water
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Jasper National Park
A guide to visiting the Alberta National Park
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Nááts’ihch’oh and Nahanni national park reserves
A guide to visiting the Northwest Territories National Park Reserves
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Exploring Qausuittuq, Canada’s newest national park
In Canada’s high Arctic, endangered Peary caribou now have a protected home
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Throwback Thursday: How Can Geo Education began
The origin and evolution of Can Geo Education
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Nadya Kwandibens photographs the First Nations experience across Canada
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Amet*: Understanding the Beothuk
*It means “awake” in Beothuk, the language and people who once called present-day Newfoundland home for about 2,000 years. One young woman, believed to be the last living Beothuk, left a collection of maps and art that help us understand her people’s story.
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Excerpt from British Columbia in Flames: Stories from a Blazing Summer
'You don’t get over a fire as big as the Elephant Hill fire in a hurry.'
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Behind the Canadian Shield
To fully understand our national identity, we must consider Canada’s geology as well as its geography
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Exploring Tuktut Nogait National Park
Writer Bruce Kirkby discusses his journey through Tuktut Nogait National Park
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How Marie Wilson will mark the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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For the former Commissioner of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 is akin to Remembrance Day
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