Reciprocity & Resources: Resource Management and Leadership for a Changing Climate
March 14 - March 20
March 14-20, 2025
Application open until filled
Youth ages 17-35 are invited to this 7-day Exploration through the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park, Canmore, Kananaskis and surrounding areas. Developed specifically with young professionals, students and job seekers in mind, who may be looking for hands-on experience, networking and better understanding of resource development topics like climate change, Truth and Reconciliation, conservation and more, Reciprocity & Resources is focused on gaining a deeper understanding of the most pressing natural resources challenges while actively exploring solutions for the next seven generations.
Experience a variety of hands-on learning opportunities designed to encourage reflection on current pathways and create space for considering next steps as what comes next in your learning and career journeys. Witness first hand the ways that climate change is impacting ecosystems in the Rockies and learn about how individuals and communities are adapting to change and driving resiliency using Indigenous and western perspectives. Come away with an enhanced understanding of reconciliation in the context of a changing environment. Build your network by engaging with groups and organizations involved in the natural resource sector who may both align with or challenge your personal values, community needs, and intended impacts.
Set in the inspiring Rocky Mountains, and led by award-winning educators, and Knowledge Keepers, with contributions from leading scientists, academics, industry leaders,and mental health experts, Reciprocity & Resources will leave you with a deeper understanding of the Two-Eyed Seeing approach to climate issues and solutions, and empower you to see pathways to build more healthy communities.
Participants start in Calgary, AB and travel through the Canadian Rockies, Banff National Park and Kananaskis. Participants will be staying at the University of Calgary’s Biogeoscience Institute in Kananaskis.
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