Pimachiowin Aki

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    How to Protect Pimachiowin Aki’s Prehistoric Giant

    Lake sturgeon is the largest fish species in Pimachiowin Aki. An adult sturgeon can be 2.5 metres lo…

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    How to Pronounce Common Anishinaabemowin Words

    Gizhe Manidoo lowered nitam anishinaabe (first human) to Earth and gave him the responsibility to na…

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    How Wildfires Have Affected Pimachiowin Aki

    This past summer as hundreds of wildfires roared across Manitoba and Ontario, more than 1,000 p…

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    10 Traditional Plants to Spot this Summer

    Anishinaabeg hold a wealth of knowledge about plants. Plants are a significant source of food, medic…

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    The Lunar Calendar, Explained

    For millennia, Indigenous Peoples have used the moon to plan for life on the land. For example, Anis…

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    Land Management Plans: Protecting Pimachiowin Aki

    Twenty years ago, First Nation communities of Pimachiowin Aki formed a partnership to support each o…

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    What Birds in Pimachiowin Aki Can Tell Us

    Pimachiowin Aki is the largest protected area in the North American boreal shield. It is home to mil…

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    How Bird Populations are Changing in Pimachiowin Aki

    Dr. Nicola Koper, Natural Resources Institute Selections from telephone interviews and conversations…

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    Then and Now with Joe Owen

    St. John Owen (Katoons) setting a trap,  October 1964 (Photo: Henry Neufeld) Joe Owen, Pimachiowin A…

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    Grandpa’s Story: Gwiigwiishiwag

    Gwiigwiishiwag (Photo: Christian Artuso) When I was out as a young boy with my slingshot, my Grandpa…

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    Dog Sledding for Land-Based Learning

    Surrounded by the expansive boreal forest and the soft sounds of canine paws on snow, Sidney Klassen…

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    A Little Paper Creates a Big Problem

    At eight years old, Michael Zelniker had no problem admonishing adults to stop littering in the stre…

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    The Pimachiowin Aki Song

    Cultural heritage expresses who we are and how we live. Anishinaabeg have shared language, stories,…

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    12 Named Places to Discover in Poplar River First Nation

    Poplar River First Nation recently completed a Traditional Place Names map, which gives me…

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    13 Rapids with a Traditional Place Names Map in Hand

    When young people go out on the land, they come back with their language.—Anishinaabe Elder, in tran…