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Coming soon: The Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
Groundbreaking new educational resource coming this summer
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Groundbreaking new educational resource coming this summer
People & Culture
The first-of-its-kind educational resource aims to share the stories and cultures of Indigenous peoples with Canadians and the world
Mapping
An Innu school board has created a map to pass on intergenerational knowledge to schoolchildren
Mapping
Indigenous rights activist and 60s Scoop survivor Colleen Cardinal discusses her project to map the Indigenous adoptee diaspora
Mapping
Cartographic highlights from Canadian Geographic’s 2021 issues
Mapping
Three maps to help you understand the geography of obesity
Mapping
Explore how people live on Canada’s largest island, known in Inuktitut as ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ, or Qikiqtaaluk
Mapping
The mismanagement of personal protective equipment waste is contributing to environmental degradation
Mapping
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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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The Alberta government has announced a plan to provide every junior and high school with a copy of the atlas
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Explorer-in-Residence Jill Heinerth is in British Columbia this week visiting schools and talking about her experiences as a diver
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Canadian Geographic Education’s series of giant floor maps gives students a colossal dose of cartography and is a powerful teaching tool
Environment
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Wildlife
International grassroots organizations unite over turtle conservation
Wildlife
Whales are beginning to return to B.C. waters — but will they find a safe haven?
Wildlife
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New technology is helping researchers understand how birds time their migrations when the seasons send mixed signals
Wildlife
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have found evidence that bowhead whales exfoliate their skin by rubbing against large rocks
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Science & Tech
Science & Tech
Satellite navigation is fallible and our ubiquitous reliance on it is eroding our natural way finding abilities, argues Roger McKinlay
Science & Tech
Science & Tech
The last megathrust earthquake to strike Canada was in 1700, and the clock is ticking. How we’re preparing for the impact.
People & Culture
Connie Walker discusses her late father’s experience of abuse as a First Nations child at St Michael’s Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan
People & Culture
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
People & Culture
Sometimes, the people you interview puncture you and you can’t leave them behind
People & Culture
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For my father and me, these journeys are both personal and political
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Environment
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Images from an annual odyssey to reclaim tradition and territory in the Pacific Northwest
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“The more I learn, the more I realize that it’s my responsibility to teach”
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March 30 is the launch date! The Montreal-born investor and philanthropist will complete a 10-day mission that combines bucket-list trip with research and environmental agenda
Wildlife
Human and bears sharing more landscapes now than ever before. As we continue to invade their world, will we be able to coexist?
History
Tracing the history of the United Nations with a map, produced for schools in 1947 to commemorate the momentous coming together of the planet for a greater good
Mapping
See where 60 languages belonging to 12 language families are being used right now
Kids
Canadian Geographic Education offers a new multimedia educational resource centred on Indigenous content
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Première organisation canadienne à inscrire un contenu sur Google Earth Voyager, Canadian Geographic propose, en collaboration avec le Centre national pour la vérité et la réconciliation, une description approfondie du système des pensionnats autochtones.
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Google Earth Voyager story highlights place names and naming practices of Indigenous Peoples across Canada
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Virtual resource will support students, families and teachers during COVID-19
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Congratulations to all our participating classrooms on all their energy conservation efforts!
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The second Energy IQ tour will bring energy awareness to six schools in southern British Columbia
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Exploration
Canadian Geographic Photographer-in-Residence Michelle Valberg offers a glimpse at her journey to Torngat Mountains National Park in Labrador
Environment
Jane Goodall sits with John Geiger, CEO of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, to talk about her global efforts to protect the great apes, the environment and the human community.
Environment
Now there's a way to visualize exactly what a record warm year globally meant in your city
People & Culture
Crowdfunded by Fellows of The Royal Canadian Geographical Society, the new teaching tool is the first provincial map of its kind
Wildlife
No one knew golden eagles in the Yukon and Alaska migrated along the Rockies’ front ranges, until an avid birder noticed something strange
People & Culture
Uprooted repeatedly by development projects, the Oujé-Bougoumou Cree wandered boreal Quebec for 70 years before finding a permanent home. For some, the journey continues.
People & Culture
A new book remembers famed the Onondaga distance runner and explores how Canada uses sport to police Indigenous bodies and identities
People & Culture
Depending on whom you ask, the North’s sentinel species is either on the edge of extinction or an environmental success story. An in-depth look at the complicated, contradictory and controversial science behind the sound bites
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The president of the National Inuit Youth Council talks climate change, women's issues and Inuit culture
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A look at the winners of the 25th annual awards
History
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As cities grapple with the challenge of redeveloping their first suburbs, malls could become the community spaces they were originally intended to be
People & Culture
The history behind the Dundas name change and how Canadians are reckoning with place name changes across the country — from streets to provinces
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Canadian skyscrapers are climbing higher than ever before, with record-setters planned for Toronto, Edmonton and even Quebec City
People & Culture
Following the Good River is a biography of Cecil Paul's life as one North American’s more prominent Indigenous leaders.
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The Society hosted a panel discussion on Indigenous languages to mark the UN International Year of Indigenous Languages
People & Culture
Travel
From sleeping under the stars in Navajo country to resort hopping in the Valley of the Sun, a one-time Arizonian rediscovers the enchanted desert
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History
Today, the native populations of Canada’s Eastern Arctic and Greenland are known as the Inuit. In the past, explorers and anthropologists referred to them by one broad term: Eskimo.
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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
People & Culture
The 21st Prime Minister of Canada received the award in recognition of his distinguished career in public service and dedication to reconciliation efforts
People & Culture
The once-ideal big leafy yard faces off against housing density as Canada’s first suburbs evolve
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Travel
World-class waves and a growing community are quickly making Canada a top surfing destination
People & Culture
Meet the husband and wife team embarking on the Route Blanche expedition, one of seven to receive RCGS funding this year
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Free lesson plans on Franklin expedition now available in Inuktitut.
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The origin and evolution of Can Geo Education
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Thomas Hall review the Seattle Sports Firewater Multi-Bottle and Mountain Hardwear Lamina Z Spark sleeping bag