GEOG 162 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Paleo-Indians, Henri Bourassa, Indian Act

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14 Aug 2012

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Simon Fraser University

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Geography

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GEOG 162

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Michele Wiens

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4 historical events that have shaped and continue to shape canada and its region. Establishment of indian and inuit societies prior to european contract. Arrival of french and british settlers in the 17th, 18th, and early 19th century (colonization) Confederation in 1867 (bna act) and territorial expansion until 1949 when newfoundland joined canada. They underlay the principal tensions (faultlines) that affect national unity. The analogy is made with large cracks in the earth"s crust caused by tectonic forces. Regional discontent in canada and cracks in its national unity fabric are related to. Requests by aboriginal peoples for self-government and land rights. Quebec"s push for declaration of a distinct society. Economic disparities of atlantic and western canada, etc. Bone states that quebec"s push is most threatening to canada because a future referendum could point to sovereignty and re-organization of canada. Aboriginal peoples want self- government and control over resource development but want to work within canada"s framework.

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The marbled murrelet is asmall bird that lives in the PacificNorthwest where old-growthforests are close to the sea. It nests inthe forests and feedsoffshore. It is now highly endangeredthroughout its range, whichextends from Northern California toAlaska.

These birds are extremelyvulnerable to loss of their habitat,because they nest exclusivelyin the same old-growth coniferoustrees that are prime targets forlogging. Considerable efforts havebeen made to protect the speciesby restricting timber operations inthe areas in which they areknown to nest. Scientists predicted thatthe population should growback. However until recently naturalistswere puzzledand

dismayed because thepopulation of marbled murrelets did notseem to be recovering oreven stabilizing.

A recent study suggests thereason why this testing experimentin conservation did not confirmthe prediction. The scientistsoverlooked an important assumption:murrelets can also be threatenedby man's activity at sea.Overfishing has severely reduced thepopulation of small,energy-rich fish that murrelets rely upon formost of theircalories.

Climate change of uncertainorigin may have also disrupted thefood chain, and El Nino currentsmay have changed the distributionof the phytoplankton that formsthe base of all marine life.

Further efforts to preservethe marbled murrelet must be basedon accurate assumptions aboutthe origin of their difficulties.

Could naturalists have betterconsidered their originalassumptions years ago? What would yousay?

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