Hunting, killing animals. What does that have to do with environmental conservation and why is it so important to talk about it? As the need for it has declined, to most people nowadays, hunting and handling the animal are something strange, outdated, maybe even sad and repelling. And yet it is one of the oldest… Mehr
Get excited for the next post! It will be a short two-part movie about the once-in-a-lifetime experience of hunting caribou!
Richardson Mountains off the famous Dempster Highway around Arctic Circle in the Northwest Territory, Canada #wilderness #international#wildernessinternational #canada #kanada #NWT #NorthWestTerritory#Dempster #dempsterhighway #richardsonmountains #protect#conservation #Gwichin #fortmcpherson #protectpeel #GwichinWilderness#JetteShaylaArctic #arcticconservation #windowforwilderness #adventure#beautiful #unique #awesome #protection #nature #landscape #arctic
December 29th 2015 – McPherson’s got talent! Awesome fiddling and impressive singing!
I saw my first Northern lights, tonight – the most beautiful and enchanting thing I have ever seen in my life! They dance…and when you listen closely, they sing to you, a song of wildness, open space and unbelievable beauty. With that, a happy new year from the North and I wish everyone that they… Mehr
Watch my first video blog to take part in super cold weather and a heart-warming Christmas with the Snowshoe family! Mahsi (that means thank you in Gwich’in) for letting me be part of it! Yet Christmas hasn’t always been like this for the Gwich’in – so look forward to the next post to learn about… Mehr
I was lucky to be celebrating an enchanting Gwich’in Christmas at -40°C today! Last night, everyone went to church, most people here are Anglican since the missionaries arrived over a century ago. It was full and busy, people kept coming and going and children were talking and running around. Nothing that I am used to… Mehr
I will answer this question over the next five months here! Yesterday, I arrived in Fort McPherson. Together with Shayla Snowshoe and many partners, we are going to support the struggle for the protection of the Peel River Watershed, the traditional homeland of the Gwich’in First Nations (see earlier post for more information). Through an… Mehr
It is possible! Today I went for a ski on (yes, on!) Jackson Lake just 20km away from Whitehorse with Jill from CPAWS. Afterwards, we were able to warm up in the lovely cabin of some friends who were having a Christmas party. They are actually two German brothers with their families who immigrated a… Mehr
Thanks a lot to CPAWS Yukon for having me in their office for the last couple of days in this busy last week before Christmas! I learned a lot about the work of this hard-working environmental organization, gained tons of background information about the Peel and heard about the long struggle of trying to protect… Mehr
