July 20 Newsletter

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July 20, 2022

Clearing a New Path™ and Clearing a New Path Podcast™ are products of Radar Media, located in Dorchester, Ontario on the traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Neutral peoples who once used this land as their traditional beaver hunting grounds.  As a settler here I’m committed to deepening understanding of Indigenous communities and reframing responsibilities to land and community. I am grateful to Mother Earth for the opportunity for love and connection and to the spirits of the Elders and the Medicine People who still walk the Earth.

JULY 20, 2022

I come to this work as a white woman of privilege; a vulnerable allyship student.I get things wrong often and I am open to, and welcome opportunities to be called in about the content in this newsletter, in order to create safe, brave spaces for all. The purpose is to unite people in rural communities.I am grateful to walk along this journey in grace, love and empathy together.Simply hit 'reply' to contribute, suggest and 

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THIS WEEK 

On my mind this week: This week, Lynette Mader talks about her own professional journey but we also talk about the need for planning in rural municipalities, to address housing shortages as well as to conserve natural wetlands and ecosystems.

1. What is Ducks Unlimited Canada?

Growing up in a small town, my dad was a member of a local fishing (angler) and game club and he'd often take us fishing and let us shoot rifles at targets at the club. That's where I first heard about Ducks Unlimited Canada.

Today's Ducks Unlimited Canada adheres to the following mission and value statements:

Mission: To conserve, restore and manage wetlands and associated habitats for the benefit of North America’s waterfowl. These habitats also benefit other wildlife and people.Vision: Clean water and healthy wetlands for all waterfowl, wildlife and people.Ducks Unlimited Canada is a passionate community of people who believe that nature is the foundation of strong communities, a prosperous economy and a sustainable future that supports the hopes and dreams of the next generation. Together, we conserve and restore some of the most valuable and threatened landscapes on the planet.2. What's the history of Ducks Unlimited Canada?

3. Are rural communities interested in climate change and conservation?

The good news is, according to a recent study by researchers at the University of Toronto, "Canadians are not nearly as divided about many important environmental issues as we may think – and that lack of division could offer common ground in drafting national environmental policies...A real positive finding is that Canadians – regardless of their age, income, location, politics or income – are not deeply divided on many very important environmental issues,” says Professor George Arhonditsis, who authored the study with PhD student Cindy Yang.

Rural communities are looking to save, conserve and slow down our climate crisis.

4. So what's being done to create what some call 'climate resiliency' in rural and remote Canada?

This is the work Ducks Unlimited Canada has been doing:Indigenous people, the first stewards of Turtle Island, could hold answers we should be paying more attention to.

Canadian Climate Institute

Keywords from the research include: Interconnectedness, Wisdom of Indigenous Place Names, Centring Indigenous Voices, Indigenous Autoethnography

5. Indigenous communities and municipalities: Can they work together on climate issues? 

The CBC did a four part series on reconciliation in small towns across Canada.

I stumbled across this documentary last year entitled "Chiefs and Mayors: A 43:00 min Progress Doc" by realworld media. If you have the time to watch, it's extremely inspiring."Chiefs and Mayors is an landmark digital media initiative that is following the story of Canada’s first ever ‘Collaborative Leadership Initiative’. In this history-making, made in Manitoba reconciliation project, a courageous team of First Nations Chiefs and municipal Mayors set out to confront Canada’s colonial past and shape a new, reconciled form of regional government. This 43min progress documentary illustrates how these passionate Chiefs and Mayors as forging new relationships, breaking down social barriers and attempting to reconcile 150 years of conflicting history. "

Collaboration is critical in order to find answers that work for everyone and that all voices are heard. The word 'hopeful' comes to mind.

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