Exercise #3
August 15, 2025 By: Jessica McMath
Media Article 1
Canadian Geographic. “CNW Newswire | Canadian Geographic.” Canadian Geographic, 2025. https://canadiangeographic.ca/content/cnw-newswire/.
Binnema, Theodore (Ted), and Melanie Niemi. “‘Let the Line Be Drawn Now’: Wilderness, Conservation, and the Exclusion of Aboriginal People from Banff National Park in Canada.” Environmental History 11, no. 4 (October 1, 2006): 724–50. http://www.jstor.org/stable/3985800.
In a recent news article by Canadian Geographic (2025), it states that the creation of a new national park in Windsor, Ontario is proposed. This connects to Unit 3 through the Parks Movement. Binnema & Niemi’s article shows how early parks such as Banff were created with the exclusion of Indigenous peoples, treating land as something to be owned without their involvement (2006). This Windsor Park reflects a different approach that is centred around First Nations knowledge and stewardship. This article also recognizes Indigenous peoples long standing relationship with the land. This article shows how the parks movement is evolving from exclusionary practices to partnerships grounded in reconciliation and respect for Indigenous knowledge.
Media Article 2
Bongiorno, Joe. “Ottawa Announces $270M Agreement for Inuit-Led Conservation Efforts in Arctic | CBC News.” CBCnews, February 28, 2025. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/ottawa-announces-270m-agreement-for-inuit-led-conservation-efforts-in-arctic-1.7471359.
Steinberg, T. “Chapter 9: Conservation Reconsidered.” In Down to Earth: Nature’s Role in American History. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
The recent $270 million agreement to support Inuit led conservation efforts in the Arctic connects to Unit 3’s topic on The Conservation Movement through Canada’s approach to conservation, emphasizing how it is changing. Instead of pushing Indigenous peoples voices out of Conservation decisions, Indigenous knowledge is at the forefront of these movements with the goal of managing and protecting the land. This connects to Steinberg’s discussion on how conservation ideas have evolved over time to recognize and include Indigenous stewardship. This highlights how Canadian conservation has grown to recognize the importance of collaboration and cultural stewardship.